diff --git a/conf.d/hwclock b/conf.d/hwclock
index 59bb732d..fc65ac2c 100644
--- a/conf.d/hwclock
+++ b/conf.d/hwclock
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ clock="UTC"
 # If you want the hwclock script to set the system time (software clock)
 # to match the current hardware clock during bootup, leave this
 # commented out.
-# However, you can set this to "NO" ifyou are running a modern kernel
+# However, you can set this to "NO" if you are running a modern kernel
 # with CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS set to y and your hardware clock set to UTC.
 #clock_hctosys="YES"