diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 5a3c844b0c..9a9bf475e9 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type Message interface {
 // message no matter the execution itself is successful or not.
 type ExecutionResult struct {
 	UsedGas    uint64 // Total used gas but include the refunded gas
-	Err        error  // Any error encountered during the exection(listed in core/vm/errors.go)
+	Err        error  // Any error encountered during the execution(listed in core/vm/errors.go)
 	ReturnData []byte // Returned data from evm(function result or data supplied with revert opcode)
 }