diff --git a/libcontainer/utils/utils.go b/libcontainer/utils/utils.go
index 266836f5..86cf1d65 100644
--- a/libcontainer/utils/utils.go
+++ b/libcontainer/utils/utils.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func ResolveRootfs(uncleanRootfs string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // ExitStatus returns the correct exit status for a process based on if it
-// was signaled or existed cleanly.
+// was signaled or exited cleanly.
 func ExitStatus(status syscall.WaitStatus) int {
 	if status.Signaled() {
 		return exitSignalOffset + int(status.Signal())