diff --git a/lib/cancan/controller_additions.rb b/lib/cancan/controller_additions.rb
index a65578e..746bf4c 100644
--- a/lib/cancan/controller_additions.rb
+++ b/lib/cancan/controller_additions.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module CanCan
       # [:+find_by+]
       #   Find using a different attribute other than id. For example.
       #
-      #     load_resource :find_by => :permalink # will use find_by_permlink!(params[:id])
+      #     load_resource :find_by => :permalink # will use find_by_permalink!(params[:id])
       #
       # [:+collection+]
       #   Specify which actions are resource collection actions in addition to :+index+. This