diff --git a/lib/timers.js b/lib/timers.js
index e6655c2f527349..5631878dc24039 100644
--- a/lib/timers.js
+++ b/lib/timers.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const TIMEOUT_MAX = 2147483647; // 2^31-1
 // Therefore, it is very important that the timers implementation is performant
 // and efficient.
 //
-// Note: It is suggested you first read though the lib/internal/linkedlist.js
+// Note: It is suggested you first read through the lib/internal/linkedlist.js
 // linked list implementation, since timers depend on it extensively. It can be
 // somewhat counter-intuitive at first, as it is not actually a class. Instead,
 // it is a set of helpers that operate on an existing object.