diff --git a/quark.c b/quark.c
index 5fcf004..4d056d3 100644
--- a/quark.c
+++ b/quark.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ normabspath(char *path)
 	int done = 0;
 	char *p, *q, *lastp;
 
-	/* force and skip first slash */
+	/* require and skip first slash */
 	if (path[0] != '/') {
 		return 1;
 	}