diff --git a/lib/curl_memory.h b/lib/curl_memory.h
index df26a203c2..cbe3b272bb 100644
--- a/lib/curl_memory.h
+++ b/lib/curl_memory.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
 #ifndef CURL_DID_MEMORY_FUNC_TYPEDEFS /* only if not already done */
 /*
- * The following memory funciton replacement typedef's are COPIED from
+ * The following memory function replacement typedef's are COPIED from
  * curl/curl.h and MUST match the originals. We copy them to avoid having to
  * include curl/curl.h here. We avoid that include since it includes stdio.h
  * and other headers that may get messed up with defines done here.