diff --git a/search.c b/search.c
index 58397406..9e59c618 100644
--- a/search.c
+++ b/search.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ search_find_next(struct terminal *term)
 
     struct coord end = start;
     if (backward) {
-        /* Search backards, until we reach the cell *after* current start */
+        /* Search backwards, until we reach the cell *after* current start */
         if (++end.col >= term->cols) {
             end.col = 0;
             end.row++;