diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c b/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c
index 1da6cc1588..d1ccdf7d06 100644
--- a/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c
+++ b/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ virgl_cmd_set_scanout(VuGpu *g,
 
         if (g->use_modifiers) {
             /*
-             * The mesage uses all the fields set in dmabuf_scanout plus
+             * The message uses all the fields set in dmabuf_scanout plus
              * modifiers which is appended after VhostUserGpuDMABUFScanout.
              */
             msg.request = VHOST_USER_GPU_DMABUF_SCANOUT2;