diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index fc6402984..a648217c9 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ private:
                         if (!Token::Match(c->var->typeStartToken(), "char|wchar_t")) {
                             continue;
                         }
-                        if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "[")) { // Check if it's not being accesed like: 'str[1]'
+                        if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "[")) { // Check if it's not being accessed like: 'str[1]'
                             continue;
                         }
                         checkUninitVar->uninitstringError(tok, c->var->name(), c->strncpy_);