diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index dcf929f9937d1ef1d082c224d358069a4e620257..029114fc22d9fee77a6bd76626e3e264e210592b 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 
 #bgwriter_delay = 200ms			# 10-10000ms between rounds
 #bgwriter_lru_maxpages = 100		# 0-1000 max buffers written/round
-#bgwriter_lru_multiplier = 2.0		# 0-10.0 multipler on buffers scanned/round
+#bgwriter_lru_multiplier = 2.0		# 0-10.0 multiplier on buffers scanned/round
 
 # - Asynchronous Behavior -