diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/DelayScheduler.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/DelayScheduler.java
index 358d3b69f1e..d1f8283489b 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/DelayScheduler.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/DelayScheduler.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ final class DelayScheduler extends Thread {
      * termination checks as well as to suppress reactivation after
      * terminating.
      *
-     * We avoid the need for auxilliary data structures by embedding
+     * We avoid the need for auxiliary data structures by embedding
      * pending queue links, heap indices, and pool references inside
      * ScheduledForkJoinTasks. (We use the same structure for both
      * Runnable and Callable versions, since including an extra field