diff --git a/src/Composer/Console/Application.php b/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
index 9875b69c1..af735bcce 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the working directoy at startup time
+     * Get the working directory at startup time
      *
      * @return string
      */