diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/initdone b/Shorewall/configfiles/initdone
index ee86d989f..dd549c298 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/initdone
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/initdone
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 #	Add commands below that you want to be executed during
 #	"shorewall start" or "shorewall restart" commands at the point where
-#	Shorewall has not yet added any perminent rules to the builtin chains.
+#	Shorewall has not yet added any permanent rules to the builtin chains.
 #
 # For additional information, see
 # http://shorewall.net/shorewall_extension_scripts.htm