diff --git a/redis.conf b/redis.conf
index 026028130..607d8ddd2 100644
--- a/redis.conf
+++ b/redis.conf
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ repl-disable-tcp-nodelay no
 # resync is enough, just passing the portion of data the slave missed while
 # disconnected.
 #
-# The biggest the replication backlog, the longer the time the slave can be
+# The bigger the replication backlog, the longer the time the slave can be
 # disconnected and later be able to perform a partial resynchronization.
 #
 # The backlog is only allocated once there is at least a slave connected.