diff --git a/pkix/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/test/RevocationTest.java b/pkix/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/test/RevocationTest.java
index 227bf2c400..e678ae8ff9 100644
--- a/pkix/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/test/RevocationTest.java
+++ b/pkix/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/test/RevocationTest.java
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ public void testRevokedEndEntityWithSoftFailure()
 
         try
         {
-            Thread.sleep(1000);     // make sure some time ellapses between first and second failure.
+            Thread.sleep(1000);     // make sure some time elapses between first and second failure.
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {