diff --git a/utils/docker-run b/utils/docker-run
index 1adb02d74e..849df66d54 100755
--- a/utils/docker-run
+++ b/utils/docker-run
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if [ "${GIT_DIR}" ]; then
 
     # 'repo' stores .git/objects separately.
     if [ -L "${GIT_DIR}/objects" ]; then
-        # GITDIR is already an absolute path, but for symetry
+        # GITDIR is already an absolute path, but for symmetry
         # with the above, keep the same cd+readlink construct.
         OBJECTS_DIR="$(cd "${MAIN_DIR}"; readlink -e "${GIT_DIR}/objects")"
         mountpoints+=( "${OBJECTS_DIR}" )