diff --git a/src/mesa/main/vtxfmt.c b/src/mesa/main/vtxfmt.c
index f3cca937d0c..6fb016b9edf 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/vtxfmt.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/vtxfmt.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if FEATURE_beginend
 
 /**
- * Use the per-vertex functions found in <vfmt> to initialoze the given
+ * Use the per-vertex functions found in <vfmt> to initialize the given
  * API dispatch table.
  */
 static void