diff --git a/src/util/virterror.c b/src/util/virterror.c
index 77b295c1a7788b1360552c5812298e075690b8d3..e421ab787ee77322f90de547c835289d1b117fd7 100644
--- a/src/util/virterror.c
+++ b/src/util/virterror.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ virRaiseErrorFull(virConnectPtr conn,
     /*
      * All errors are recorded in thread local storage
      * For compatability, public API calls will copy them
-     * to the per-connection error object when neccessary
+     * to the per-connection error object when necessary
      */
     to = virLastErrorObject();
     if (!to)