diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/SecurityContext.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/SecurityContext.php
index 1f46cd6332..545d4cbd85 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/SecurityContext.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/SecurityContext.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class SecurityContext implements SecurityContextInterface
     private $authorizationChecker;
 
     /**
-     * For backwords compatibility, the signature of sf <2.6 still works
+     * For backwards compatibility, the signature of sf <2.6 still works
      *
      * @param TokenStorageInterface|AuthenticationManagerInterface         $tokenStorage
      * @param AuthorizationCheckerInterface|AccessDecisionManagerInterface $authorizationChecker