diff --git a/lib/net/ssh/service/forward.rb b/lib/net/ssh/service/forward.rb
index 4774f41ce..5e23e3620 100644
--- a/lib/net/ssh/service/forward.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ssh/service/forward.rb
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def active_remotes
     # time a session channel is opened, when the connection was created with
     # :forward_agent set to true:
     #
-    #    Net::SSH.start("remote.host", "me", :forwrd_agent => true) do |ssh|
+    #    Net::SSH.start("remote.host", "me", :forward_agent => true) do |ssh|
     #      ssh.open_channel do |ch|
     #        # agent will be automatically forwarded by this point
     #      end