diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index baeb338..44e5b2d 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void handler_sigchld(int sig_num)
     {
         pid_fils = waitpid(-1, &wait_code, WNOHANG | WUNTRACED | WCONTINUED);
         if ((pid_fils == -1) && (errno != ECHILD))
-        { // wait fail ?
+        { // wait failed ?
             fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: waiting for %d failed, (%d) %s\n", pid_fils, errno, strerror(errno));
             exit(errno);
         }