diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-help.c b/tools/perf/builtin-help.c
index b2a368ae295a..0854d3cd9f6a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-help.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-help.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static void open_html(const char *path)
 static int show_html_page(const char *perf_cmd)
 {
 	const char *page = cmd_to_page(perf_cmd);
-	char *page_path; /* it leaks but we exec bellow */
+	char *page_path; /* it leaks but we exec below */
 
 	if (get_html_page_path(&page_path, page) < 0)
 		return -1;