diff --git a/core/state/database.go b/core/state/database.go
index 592058f06d..c1b630991c 100644
--- a/core/state/database.go
+++ b/core/state/database.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 )
 
-// Trie cache generation limit after which to evic trie nodes from memory.
+// Trie cache generation limit after which to evict trie nodes from memory.
 var MaxTrieCacheGen = uint16(120)
 
 const (