diff --git a/.github/scripts/codespell-ignore.txt b/.github/scripts/codespell-ignore.txt
index efbacc2218..0d791b036e 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/codespell-ignore.txt
+++ b/.github/scripts/codespell-ignore.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ pres
 rin
 seh
 ser
-statics
 strat
 te
 ths
diff --git a/lib/curlx/inet_ntop.c b/lib/curlx/inet_ntop.c
index e5ff45cb1b..3f8bcbf366 100644
--- a/lib/curlx/inet_ntop.c
+++ b/lib/curlx/inet_ntop.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
  *
  * Returns `dst' (as a const)
  * Note:
- *  - uses no statics
+ *  - uses no static variables
  *  - takes an unsigned char* not an in_addr as input
  */
 static char *inet_ntop4(const unsigned char *src, char *dst, size_t size)