diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-rm.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-rm.js
index 2c5c8f7c764668..6723d2b1cabd85 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-rm.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-rm.js
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ if (isGitPresent) {
           });
         } catch (err) {
           // Only fail the test if the folder was not deleted.
-          // as in some cases rmSync succesfully deletes read-only folders.
+          // as in some cases rmSync successfully deletes read-only folders.
           if (fs.existsSync(root)) {
             throw err;
           }