diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index e45270c23b..01863a95f5 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@ static MigThrError migration_detect_error(MigrationState *s)
     }
 }
 
-/* How many bytes have we transferred since the beggining of the migration */
+/* How many bytes have we transferred since the beginning of the migration */
 static uint64_t migration_total_bytes(MigrationState *s)
 {
     return qemu_ftell(s->to_dst_file) + ram_counters.multifd_bytes;