diff --git a/src/project.coffee b/src/project.coffee
index 946ae4c55..79cd7439b 100644
--- a/src/project.coffee
+++ b/src/project.coffee
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class Project extends Model
       break if directory = provider.directoryForURISync?(projectPath)
     if directory is null
       # DefaultDirectoryProvider doesn't handle specific directory protocols
-      # Atom Packages may use packageDirectoryPaths to add thier own paths later.
+      # Atom Packages may use packageDirectoryPaths to add their own paths later.
       @packageRootDirectoryPaths.push(projectPath)
       return
     else