diff --git a/lib/xstat.in b/lib/xstat.in
index 6e357a8d1..3f10ef3b9 100644
--- a/lib/xstat.in
+++ b/lib/xstat.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void free ();
 
 char *xmalloc ();
 
-/* lstat works different on Linux and Solaris systems.  POSIX (see
+/* lstat works differently on Linux and Solaris systems.  POSIX (see
    `pathname resolution' in the glossary) requires that programs like `ls'
    take into consideration the fact that FILE has a trailing slash when
    FILE is a symbolic link.  On Linux systems, the lstat function already