diff --git a/cmd/addblock/config.go b/cmd/addblock/config.go
index ffcc0eca..d49df0a1 100644
--- a/cmd/addblock/config.go
+++ b/cmd/addblock/config.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type config struct {
 	TxIndex        bool   `long:"txindex" description:"Build a full hash-based transaction index which makes all transactions available via the getrawtransaction RPC"`
 }
 
-// filesExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
+// fileExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
 func fileExists(name string) bool {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
diff --git a/cmd/gencerts/gencerts.go b/cmd/gencerts/gencerts.go
index 328d5ea7..0c91b6fb 100644
--- a/cmd/gencerts/gencerts.go
+++ b/cmd/gencerts/gencerts.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func cleanAndExpandPath(path string) string {
 	return filepath.Clean(os.ExpandEnv(path))
 }
 
-// filesExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
+// fileExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
 func fileExists(name string) bool {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index f8aad70c..a566f79e 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func parseCheckpoints(checkpointStrings []string) ([]chaincfg.Checkpoint, error)
 	return checkpoints, nil
 }
 
-// filesExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
+// fileExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
 func fileExists(name string) bool {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
diff --git a/database/ffldb/db.go b/database/ffldb/db.go
index 8fc4d326..3e96bfc7 100644
--- a/database/ffldb/db.go
+++ b/database/ffldb/db.go
@@ -2071,7 +2071,7 @@ func (db *db) Close() error {
 	return closeErr
 }
 
-// filesExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
+// fileExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
 func fileExists(name string) bool {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {