diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index a218829eec91bd..e6ad7e93490ca5 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ EventEmitter.init = function(opts) {
     }
     this[kCapture] = Boolean(opts.captureRejections);
   } else {
-    // Assigning it directly a prototype lookup, as it slighly expensive
-    // and it sits in a very sensitive hot path.
+    // Assigning the kCapture property directly saves an expensive
+    // prototype lookup in a very sensitive hot path.
     this[kCapture] = EventEmitter.prototype[kCapture];
   }
 };