diff --git a/util-linux/losetup.c b/util-linux/losetup.c
index 62a1a7363..e224a4d54 100644
--- a/util-linux/losetup.c
+++ b/util-linux/losetup.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ int losetup_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char *s;
 	unsigned long long offset = 0;
 
-	/* max 2 args, all opts are mutially exclusive */
+	/* max 2 args, all opts are mutually exclusive */
 	opt_complementary = "?2:d--of:o--df:f-do";
 	opt = getopt32(argv, "do:f", &opt_o);
 	argc -= optind;