diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c
index f7d7c9550d..7e4d55bc1d 100644
--- a/softmmu/vl.c
+++ b/softmmu/vl.c
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ static void qemu_create_early_backends(void)
     object_option_foreach_add(object_create_early);
 
     /* spice needs the timers to be initialized by this point */
-    /* spice must initialize before audio as it changes the default auiodev */
+    /* spice must initialize before audio as it changes the default audiodev */
     /* spice must initialize before chardevs (for spicevmc and spiceport) */
     qemu_spice.init();