diff --git a/pkg/action/dependency.go b/pkg/action/dependency.go
index 4c80d0159..cce417aee 100644
--- a/pkg/action/dependency.go
+++ b/pkg/action/dependency.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (d *Dependency) List(chartpath string, out io.Writer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// dependecyStatus returns a string describing the status of a dependency viz a viz the parent chart.
+// dependencyStatus returns a string describing the status of a dependency viz a viz the parent chart.
 func (d *Dependency) dependencyStatus(chartpath string, dep *chart.Dependency, parent *chart.Chart) string {
 	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.tgz", dep.Name, "*")