diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/BasicAuthenticationFilter.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/BasicAuthenticationFilter.java
index 8841937c51..cb390e061f 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/BasicAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/BasicAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class BasicAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
 			return true;
 		}
 		// Handle unusual condition where an AnonymousAuthenticationToken is already
-		// present. This shouldn't happen very often, as BasicProcessingFitler is meant to
+		// present. This shouldn't happen very often, as BasicAuthenticationFilter is meant to
 		// be earlier in the filter chain than AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.
 		// Nevertheless, presence of both an AnonymousAuthenticationToken together with a
 		// BASIC authentication request header should indicate reauthentication using the