diff --git a/include/aio.h b/include/aio.h
index 1f28a407fa..be40c0bcef 100644
--- a/include/aio.h
+++ b/include/aio.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 /* Now define the internal interfaces.  */
 extern void __aio_init (__const struct aioinit *__init);
 
-/* Flag to signal we need to be copmatible with glibc < 2.4 in
+/* Flag to signal we need to be compatible with glibc < 2.4 in
    lio_listio and we do not issue events for each individual list
    element.  */
 #define LIO_NO_INDIVIDUAL_EVENT	128