diff --git a/unix/unix_mphal.c b/unix/unix_mphal.c
index 308349c60eaff0781f093d6d53ae96e5be43d641..4d7c7aa0539027e6cd1273b8f23b18196409d52a 100644
--- a/unix/unix_mphal.c
+++ b/unix/unix_mphal.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void mp_hal_stdout_tx_strn(const char *str, mp_uint_t len) {
     (void)ret; // to suppress compiler warning
 }
 
-// cooked is same as uncooked because they terminal does some postprocessing
+// cooked is same as uncooked because the terminal does some postprocessing
 void mp_hal_stdout_tx_strn_cooked(const char *str, mp_uint_t len) {
     mp_hal_stdout_tx_strn(str, len);
 }