diff --git a/libswscale/swscale.c b/libswscale/swscale.c
index 7c2e0254c17640b96834ec7507fde119f237890d..f12e0becae295773da8d02c76e2b363d739f727f 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale.c
+++ b/libswscale/swscale.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ NOTES
 Special versions: fast Y 1:1 scaling (no interpolation in y direction)
 
 TODO
-more intelligent missalignment avoidance for the horizontal scaler
+more intelligent misalignment avoidance for the horizontal scaler
 write special vertical cubic upscale version
 Optimize C code (yv12 / minmax)
 add support for packed pixel yuv input & output