diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c b/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c
index 280227e3ffd7a52e236099d1723ddcf244210269..55d373b75791b0e43cd7cc3147e05f6d5b498437 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static int inject_build_id(struct bench_data *data, u64 *max_rss)
 			len += synthesize_flush(data);
 	}
 
-	/* tihs makes the child to finish */
+	/* this makes the child to finish */
 	close(data->input_pipe[1]);
 
 	wait4(data->pid, &status, 0, &rusage);