diff --git a/src/install/misc/firebird.conf b/src/install/misc/firebird.conf
index 1e3fdaab95..76bc7c9577 100755
--- a/src/install/misc/firebird.conf
+++ b/src/install/misc/firebird.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #SortMemUpperLimit = 67108864
 
 # ----------------------------
-# Turn on/off special handling for openning nfs data files
+# Turn on/off special handling for opening nfs data files
 #
 # The following option works if a database file exists on a NFS mounted
 # partition.