diff --git a/bitcoin/src/p2p/message.rs b/bitcoin/src/p2p/message.rs
index fda7cdd47..d02483a7f 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/p2p/message.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/p2p/message.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use crate::{block, consensus, transaction};
 pub const MAX_INV_SIZE: usize = 50_000;
 
 /// Maximum size, in bytes, of an encoded message
-/// This by neccessity should be larger tham `MAX_VEC_SIZE`
+/// This by necessity should be larger tham `MAX_VEC_SIZE`
 pub const MAX_MSG_SIZE: usize = 5_000_000;
 
 /// Serializer for command string