diff --git a/modules/setting/database.go b/modules/setting/database.go
index 4e84f8f8d1..a0734bc67a 100644
--- a/modules/setting/database.go
+++ b/modules/setting/database.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-// GetDBTypeByName returns the dataase type as it defined on XORM according the given name
+// GetDBTypeByName returns the database type as it defined on XORM according the given name
 func GetDBTypeByName(name string) string {
 	return dbTypes[name]
 }