diff --git a/src/homogenization_RGC.f90 b/src/homogenization_RGC.f90
index 47505c3e5..acf8f5a0f 100644
--- a/src/homogenization_RGC.f90
+++ b/src/homogenization_RGC.f90
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module homogenization_RGC
 contains
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!> @brief allocates all neccessary fields, reads information from material configuration file
+!> @brief allocates all necessary fields, reads information from material configuration file
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine homogenization_RGC_init(fileUnit)
 #if defined(__GFORTRAN__) || __INTEL_COMPILER >= 1800