diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index 623ded52fe..dfdad90fbd 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CharDriverState *qdev_init_chardev(DeviceState *dev);
 
 BusState *qdev_get_parent_bus(DeviceState *dev);
 
-/* Convery from a base type to a parent type, with compile time checking.  */
+/* Convert from a base type to a parent type, with compile time checking.  */
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #define DO_UPCAST(type, field, dev) ( __extension__ ( { \
     char __attribute__((unused)) offset_must_be_zero[ \