diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go
index d31d0cf479e..da24072e354 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) getImageUser(image string) (*int64, string,
 
 // isInitContainerFailed returns true under the following conditions:
 // 1. container has exited and exitcode is not zero.
-// 2. container in unknown state.
+// 2. container is in unknown state.
 // 3. container gets OOMKilled.
 func isInitContainerFailed(status *kubecontainer.Status) bool {
 	// When oomkilled occurs, init container should be considered as a failure.