diff --git a/gcc/dwarf2out.c b/gcc/dwarf2out.c
index 75fea2060b74..06cfb18a0cee 100644
--- a/gcc/dwarf2out.c
+++ b/gcc/dwarf2out.c
@@ -17874,7 +17874,7 @@ gen_subprogram_die (tree decl, dw_die_ref context_die)
 
       /* Compute a displacement from the "steady-state frame pointer" to
 	 the CFA.  The former is what all stack slots and argument slots
-	 will reference in the rtl; the later is what we've told the
+	 will reference in the rtl; the latter is what we've told the
 	 debugger about.  We'll need to adjust all frame_base references
 	 by this displacement.  */
       compute_frame_pointer_to_fb_displacement (cfa_fb_offset);