diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index 868973319e..3761186804 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ struct NamedClockList {
 /**
  * DeviceState:
  * @realized: Indicates whether the device has been fully constructed.
- *            When accessed outsize big qemu lock, must be accessed with
- *            atomic_load_acquire()
+ *            When accessed outside big qemu lock, must be accessed with
+ *            qatomic_load_acquire()
  * @reset: ResettableState for the device; handled by Resettable interface.
  *
  * This structure should not be accessed directly.  We declare it here