diff --git a/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
index ac904748a3..d8cf66feca 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class VaultEditor:
 
         self.write_data(new_ciphertext, filename)
 
-        # preserve permitions
+        # preserve permissions
         os.chmod(filename, prev.st_mode)
         os.chown(filename, prev.st_uid, prev.st_gid)