diff --git a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
index ed7e750..87aa3f9 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
+++ b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     {
         try
         {
-            // append additional dbus call paramaters
+            // append additional dbus call parameters
             method.append(eventType, levelPelError, additional, ffdc);
 
             // using system dbus