diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/QueryComponent.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/QueryComponent.java
index 3e19b0f88cc..9fb4c76711d 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/QueryComponent.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/QueryComponent.java
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public class QueryComponent extends SearchComponent
     // -1 as flag if not set.
     long timeAllowed = params.getLong(CommonParams.TIME_ALLOWED, -1L);
     if (null != rb.getCursorMark() && 0 < timeAllowed) {
-      // fundementally incompatible
+      // fundamentally incompatible
       throw new SolrException(SolrException.ErrorCode.BAD_REQUEST, "Can not search using both " +
                               CursorMarkParams.CURSOR_MARK_PARAM + " and " + CommonParams.TIME_ALLOWED);
     }