diff --git a/glib/docs.c b/glib/docs.c
index 99531bce5..51c9087f8 100644
--- a/glib/docs.c
+++ b/glib/docs.c
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@
  * }
  * ]|
  *
- * You must initialise the variable in some way -- either by use of an
+ * You must initialize the variable in some way -- either by use of an
  * initialiser or by ensuring that an _init function will be called on
  * it unconditionally before it goes out of scope.
  *