diff --git a/src/timestepping.cc b/src/timestepping.cc
index 78d6e5ff1cad3eb118f27195e346749ae8b968a4..d8364346c57972051ff44da94ea7a934972142c7 100644
--- a/src/timestepping.cc
+++ b/src/timestepping.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ template <class VectorType, class MatrixType, class FunctionType, int dim>
 class ImplicitEuler
     : public TimeSteppingScheme<VectorType, MatrixType, FunctionType, dim> {
 public:
-  // Work arond the fact that nobody implements constructor inheritance
+  // Work around the fact that nobody implements constructor inheritance
   template <class... Args>
   ImplicitEuler(Args &&... args)
       : TimeSteppingScheme<VectorType, MatrixType, FunctionType, dim>(args...) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ template <class VectorType, class MatrixType, class FunctionType, int dim>
 class ImplicitTwoStep
     : public TimeSteppingScheme<VectorType, MatrixType, FunctionType, dim> {
 public:
-  // Work arond the fact that nobody implements constructor inheritance
+  // Work around the fact that nobody implements constructor inheritance
   template <class... Args>
   ImplicitTwoStep(Args &&... args)
       : TimeSteppingScheme<VectorType, MatrixType, FunctionType, dim>(args...) {