diff --git a/drivers/dynamixel/include/dynamixel_reader.h b/drivers/dynamixel/include/dynamixel_reader.h
index 467fda3131..b7469a5ff6 100644
--- a/drivers/dynamixel/include/dynamixel_reader.h
+++ b/drivers/dynamixel/include/dynamixel_reader.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static inline uint16_t dynamixel_reader_get_crc(const dynamixel_reader_t *reader
  *
  * @param[in] reader      the packet reader
  *
- * @return the addess of the beginning of the payload
+ * @return the address of the beginning of the payload
  */
 static inline const uint8_t *dynamixel_reader_status_get_payload(const dynamixel_reader_t *reader)
 {