diff --git a/examples/rust-hello-world/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust-hello-world/Cargo.toml
index 62fb856159..215d2fe63b 100644
--- a/examples/rust-hello-world/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rust-hello-world/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ panic = "abort"
 [dependencies]
 riot-wrappers = { version = "0.8", features = [ "set_panic_handler" ] }
 
-# While currently this exmple does not use any RIOT modules implemented in
+# While currently this example does not use any RIOT modules implemented in
 # Rust, that may change; it is best practice for any RIOT application that has
 # its own top-level Rust crate to include rust_riotmodules from inside
 # RIOTBASE.