diff --git a/conan/tools/files/patches.py b/conan/tools/files/patches.py
index 5955e8d4cb2..e8227183c59 100644
--- a/conan/tools/files/patches.py
+++ b/conan/tools/files/patches.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def _handle_patches(patches, patches_folder):
 
     _handle_patches(conanfile_patches, conanfile.recipe_folder)
 
-    # NOTE: This only works after drim_conandata, it assumes versions are gone now in the cache
+    # NOTE: This only works after trim_conandata, it assumes versions are gone now in the cache
     extra_path = conanfile.conf.get("core.sources.patch:extra_path")
     if extra_path:
         if not os.path.isdir(extra_path):