diff --git a/target/postfix/main.cf b/target/postfix/main.cf
index a0d805cc..d501eec0 100644
--- a/target/postfix/main.cf
+++ b/target/postfix/main.cf
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ smtp_header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/maps/sender_header_filter.pcre
 
 # The default compatibility_level is 0 - which retains legacy settings defaults:
 # http://www.postfix.org/COMPATIBILITY_README.html
-# If backwards-compaitibilty log messages appear, fix them by explicitly adding
+# If backwards-compatibility log messages appear, fix them by explicitly adding
 # the legacy or new default value (alternatively raise the compatibility_level)
 compatibility_level = 3.6