diff --git a/mypyc/ir/module_ir.py b/mypyc/ir/module_ir.py
index 2bb60e024a75..e3b240629eda 100644
--- a/mypyc/ir/module_ir.py
+++ b/mypyc/ir/module_ir.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.functions = functions
         self.classes = classes
         self.final_names = final_names
-        # Names of C statistics used for Python 3.12 type variable objects.
+        # Names of C statics used for Python 3.12 type variable objects.
         # These are only visible in the module that defined them, so no need
         # to serialize.
         self.type_var_names = type_var_names