diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ef7bad1bfc..19016d5c12 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ if [ -z "$QT_MAJOR_VERSION" ]; then
 fi
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# initalize variables
+# initialize variables
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # QTDIR may be set and point to an old or system-wide Qt installation