diff --git a/python/pyspark/worker.py b/python/pyspark/worker.py
index 4be4063dcf6..15864635203 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/worker.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/worker.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def main(infile, outfile):
         iterator = deserializer.load_stream(infile)
         serializer.dump_stream(func(split_index, iterator), outfile)
     except Exception as e:
-        # Write the error to stderr in addition to trying to passi t back to
+        # Write the error to stderr in addition to trying to pass it back to
         # Java, in case it happened while serializing a record
         print >> sys.stderr, "PySpark worker failed with exception:"
         print >> sys.stderr, traceback.format_exc()