diff --git a/gio/gseekable.c b/gio/gseekable.c
index 5237e7f2f..6886683eb 100644
--- a/gio/gseekable.c
+++ b/gio/gseekable.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * fixed-size.
  *
  * #GSeekable on fixed-sized streams is approximately the same as POSIX
- * lseek() on a block device (for example: attmepting to seek past the
+ * lseek() on a block device (for example: attempting to seek past the
  * end of the device is an error).  Fixed streams typically cannot be
  * truncated.
  *