diff --git a/sentinel.conf b/sentinel.conf
index 4b3b79242..39d1044e2 100644
--- a/sentinel.conf
+++ b/sentinel.conf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ port 26379
 # dir <working-directory>
 # Every long running process should have a well-defined working directory.
 # For Redis Sentinel to chdir to /tmp at startup is the simplest thing
-# for the process to don't interferer with administrative tasks such as
+# for the process to don't interfere with administrative tasks such as
 # unmounting filesystems.
 dir /tmp