diff --git a/src/efield_utils.F b/src/efield_utils.F
index 7bd3502728..5959812ebf 100644
--- a/src/efield_utils.F
+++ b/src/efield_utils.F
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ MODULE efield_utils
 !> \brief Replace the original implementation of the electric-electronic
 !>        interaction in the length gauge. This calculation is no longer done in
 !>        the grid but using matrices to match the velocity gauge implementation.
-!>        Note: The energy is store in energy%core and computed later on.
+!>        Note: The energy is stored in energy%core and computed later on.
 !> \param qs_env ...
 !> \author Guillaume Le Breton (02.23)
 ! **************************************************************************************************