diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/transitive-memberRef/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/transitive-memberRef/build.sbt
index 0c5b0c1e3..9ef581972 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/transitive-memberRef/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/transitive-memberRef/build.sbt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ TaskKey[Unit]("checkCompilations") := {
   recompiledFilesInIteration(0, Set("X.scala", "Y.scala"))
   // A.scala is changed and recompiled
   recompiledFilesInIteration(1, Set("A.scala"))
-  // change in A.scala causes recompilation of B.scala, C.scala, D.scala which depend on transtiviely
+  // change in A.scala causes recompilation of B.scala, C.scala, D.scala which depend on transitively
   // and by inheritance on A.scala
   // X.scala is also recompiled because it depends by member reference on B.scala
   // Note that Y.scala is not recompiled because it depends just on X through member reference dependency