diff --git a/stb_image.h b/stb_image.h
index 9eedabedc..7fb1f6cdf 100644
--- a/stb_image.h
+++ b/stb_image.h
@@ -4961,7 +4961,7 @@ static int stbi__expand_png_palette(stbi__png *a, stbi_uc *palette, int len, int
    p = (stbi_uc *) stbi__malloc_mad2(pixel_count, pal_img_n, 0);
    if (p == NULL) return stbi__err("outofmem", "Out of memory");
 
-   // between here and free(out) below, exitting would leak
+   // between here and free(out) below, exiting would leak
    temp_out = p;
 
    if (pal_img_n == 3) {