diff --git a/Source/reactions/Castro_react.cpp b/Source/reactions/Castro_react.cpp
index 6859b891a5..73c5a3c873 100644
--- a/Source/reactions/Castro_react.cpp
+++ b/Source/reactions/Castro_react.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ Castro::react_state(MultiFab& s, MultiFab& r, Real time, Real dt, const int stra
         });
 
 #if defined(AMREX_USE_HIP)
-        Gpu::streamSynchronize(); // otherwise HIP may faile to allocate the necessary resources.
+        Gpu::streamSynchronize(); // otherwise HIP may fail to allocate the necessary resources.
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ Castro::react_state(Real time, Real dt)
         });
 
 #if defined(AMREX_USE_HIP)
-        Gpu::streamSynchronize(); // otherwise HIP may faile to allocate the necessary resources.
+        Gpu::streamSynchronize(); // otherwise HIP may fail to allocate the necessary resources.
 #endif
     }