diff --git a/tests/compat.sh b/tests/compat.sh
index bf65e5e..1814528 100755
--- a/tests/compat.sh
+++ b/tests/compat.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 SKIPPED=0
 SRVMEM=0
 
-# default commands, can be overriden by the environment
+# default commands, can be overridden by the environment
 : ${M_SRV:=../programs/ssl/ssl_server2}
 : ${M_CLI:=../programs/ssl/ssl_client2}
 : ${OPENSSL_CMD:=openssl} # OPENSSL would conflict with the build system