diff --git a/include/hw/elf_ops.h b/include/hw/elf_ops.h
index 78409ab34a..6ee458e7bc 100644
--- a/include/hw/elf_ops.h
+++ b/include/hw/elf_ops.h
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
 
     /*
      * Since we want to be able to modify the mapped buffer, we set the
-     * 'writeble' parameter to 'true'. Modifications to the buffer are not
+     * 'writable' parameter to 'true'. Modifications to the buffer are not
      * written back to the file.
      */
     mapped_file = g_mapped_file_new_from_fd(fd, true, NULL);