diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents/src/Microsoft/Win32/SystemEvents.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents/src/Microsoft/Win32/SystemEvents.cs
index 0dbec2d41ffc0d..6e24b137a806d6 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents/src/Microsoft/Win32/SystemEvents.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents/src/Microsoft/Win32/SystemEvents.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public sealed class SystemEvents
         private static readonly object s_onSessionSwitchEvent = new object();
 
         // Our list of handler information.  This is a lookup of the above keys and objects that
-        // match a delegate with a SyncronizationContext so we can fire on the proper thread.
+        // match a delegate with a SynchronizationContext so we can fire on the proper thread.
         private static Dictionary<object, List<SystemEventInvokeInfo>> s_handlers;
 
         private SystemEvents()