diff --git a/openbox/event.c b/openbox/event.c
index 6bf6e87b..e3132c90 100644
--- a/openbox/event.c
+++ b/openbox/event.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ static void event_process(const XEvent *ec, gpointer data)
         }
     }
     else if (e->type == ConfigureRequest) {
-        /* unhandled config5Aure requests must be used to configure the
+        /* unhandled configure requests must be used to configure the
            window directly */
         XWindowChanges xwc;