diff --git a/peer/internal/uprng/uprng.go b/peer/internal/uprng/uprng.go
index 03e0e1792..ead5a4c78 100644
--- a/peer/internal/uprng/uprng.go
+++ b/peer/internal/uprng/uprng.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func newPRNG() *prng {
 
 // seed reseeds the prng with kernel and existing cipher entropy, if the
 // cipher has been originally seeded.
-// Panics only during intial seeding if a crypto/rand read errors.
+// Panics only during initial seeding if a crypto/rand read errors.
 func (p *prng) seed() {
 	_, err := cryptorand.Read(key)
 	if err != nil && p.cipher == nil {