diff --git a/pkg/client/leaderelection/leaderelection.go b/pkg/client/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
index 936bc4e366..8a526ad451 100644
--- a/pkg/client/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
+++ b/pkg/client/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultRetryPeriod   = 2 * time.Second
 )
 
-// NewLeadereElector creates a LeaderElector from a LeaderElecitionConfig
+// NewLeaderElector creates a LeaderElector from a LeaderElectionConfig
 func NewLeaderElector(lec LeaderElectionConfig) (*LeaderElector, error) {
 	if lec.LeaseDuration <= lec.RenewDeadline {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("leaseDuration must be greater than renewDeadline")