diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
index 298276c437..303b2e9122 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 			if (this.name === 'pre' || this.name === 'textarea') {
 				const first = info.children[0];
 				if (first && first.type === 'Text') {
-					// The leading newline character needs to be stripped because of a qirk,
+					// The leading newline character needs to be stripped because of a quirk,
 					// it is ignored by browsers if the tag and its contents are set through
 					// innerHTML (NOT if set through the innerHTML of the tag or dynamically).
 					// Therefore strip it here but add it back in the appropriate