diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py
index 49c9a0d510..9e20a837a4 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class SQLTable(collections.abc.MutableMapping):
             """
             Decorator that starts a database transaction and creates a database
             cursor for performing queries. If no exception is thrown, the
-            database results are commited. If an exception occurs, the database
+            database results are committed. If an exception occurs, the database
             is rolled back. In all cases, the cursor is closed after the
             function ends.