diff --git a/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php b/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php
index 81030580f..a6056eec8 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class GitDownloader extends VcsDownloader
     }
 
     /**
-     * Updates the given apth to the given commit ref
+     * Updates the given path to the given commit ref
      *
      * @param string $path
      * @param string $reference