1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index e8eb0aec55..1a41757ee3 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ struct commit_list *get_merge_bases(struct commit *one, struct commit *two,
 }
 
 /*
- * Is "commit" a decendant of one of the elements on the "with_commit" list?
+ * Is "commit" a descendant of one of the elements on the "with_commit" list?
  */
 int is_descendant_of(struct commit *commit, struct commit_list *with_commit)
 {