diff --git a/tensorflow/c/checkpoint_reader.h b/tensorflow/c/checkpoint_reader.h
index 1b09dcd18d1..1124416380d 100644
--- a/tensorflow/c/checkpoint_reader.h
+++ b/tensorflow/c/checkpoint_reader.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class CheckpointReader {
   bool HasTensor(const string& name) const;
   const string DebugString() const;
 
-  // Returns a map from variable namaes to its shape.  Slices of a partitioned
+  // Returns a map from variable names to its shape.  Slices of a partitioned
   // tensor are combined into a single entry.
   const TensorSliceReader::VarToShapeMap& GetVariableToShapeMap() const;