diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrResourceLoader.java b/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrResourceLoader.java
index 98dafed258a..2e9f1d4aeb7 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrResourceLoader.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrResourceLoader.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class SolrResourceLoader implements ResourceLoader
     this( instanceDir, null, null );
   }
   
-  /** Ensures a directory name allways ends with a '/'. */
+  /** Ensures a directory name always ends with a '/'. */
   public  static String normalizeDir(String path) {
     return ( path != null && (!(path.endsWith("/") || path.endsWith("\\"))) )? path + '/' : path;
   }