diff --git a/cmd/helm/completion.go b/cmd/helm/completion.go
index c7e763c3d..db50b375a 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/completion.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ __helm_compgen() {
 	fi
 	for w in "${completions[@]}"; do
 		if [[ "${w}" = "$1"* ]]; then
-			# Use printf instead of echo beause it is possible that
+			# Use printf instead of echo because it is possible that
 			# the value to print is -n, which would be interpreted
 			# as a flag to echo
 			printf "%s\n" "${w}"