diff --git a/inputreader_windows.go b/inputreader_windows.go
index 42038e1d55..5969721bc8 100644
--- a/inputreader_windows.go
+++ b/inputreader_windows.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type conInputReader struct {
 	originalMode uint32
 
 	// inputEvent holds the input event that was read in order to avoid
-	// unneccessary allocations. This re-use is possible because
+	// unnecessary allocations. This re-use is possible because
 	// InputRecord.Unwarp which is called inparseInputMsgFromInputRecord
 	// returns an data structure that is independent of the passed InputRecord.
 	inputEvent []coninput.InputRecord