diff --git a/scripts/gnt-instance b/scripts/gnt-instance
index 5842b39c4f26ea4c69dca7c8d4a58b6adf1e6ddd..1c5cff96e9f26229750ac9aae25c104c20059584 100755
--- a/scripts/gnt-instance
+++ b/scripts/gnt-instance
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ def _FormatBlockDevInfo(buf, dev, indent_level):
 
   """
   def helper(buf, dtype, status):
-    """Format one line for phsyical device status."""
+    """Format one line for physical device status."""
     if not status:
       buf.write("not active\n")
     else: