diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx
index e06cc90817..16a7141bd7 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
         const clickTarget = e.target as HTMLElement;
         // Following a link within a reply should not dispatch the `view_room` action
         // so that the browser can direct the user to the correct location
-        // The exceptionp being the link wrapping the reply
+        // The exception being the link wrapping the reply
         if (clickTarget.tagName.toLowerCase() !== "a" || clickTarget.closest("a") === null) {
             // This allows the permalink to be opened in a new tab/window or copied as
             // matrix.to, but also for it to enable routing within Riot when clicked.