1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/variable.c b/variable.c
index 37d3f72..098a941 100644
--- a/variable.c
+++ b/variable.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ lookup_variable_in_set (const char *name, unsigned int length,
    rule, then we will use the "root" double-colon target's variable set as the
    parent of FILE's variable set.
 
-   If we're READing a makefile, don't do the pattern variable search now,
+   If we're READING a makefile, don't do the pattern variable search now,
    since the pattern variable might not have been defined yet.  */
 
 void