diff --git a/plugins/perl/lib/HexChat.pm b/plugins/perl/lib/HexChat.pm
index ebbed4fb..d428a30e 100644
--- a/plugins/perl/lib/HexChat.pm
+++ b/plugins/perl/lib/HexChat.pm
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ sub get_context;
 sub HexChat::Internal::context_info;
 sub HexChat::Internal::print;
 
-#keep compability with Xchat scripts
+#keep compatibility with Xchat scripts
 sub EAT_XCHAT ();
 BEGIN {
 	*Xchat:: = *HexChat::;