diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/dev.el b/.emacs.d/config/dev.el
index bf174d4..807533e 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/dev.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/dev.el
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@
 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook
           (lambda ()
             (set-fill-column 100)))
+
+;; enable flyspell checks for comments in code
+(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'flyspell-prog-mode)