diff --git a/libavformat/gifdec.c b/libavformat/gifdec.c
index d43a537682..6cf36c1205 100644
--- a/libavformat/gifdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/gifdec.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ parse_keyframe:
         if ((ret = avio_skip(pb, 2)) < 0)
             return ret;
 
-        /* glogal color table presence */
+        /* global color table presence */
         if (packed_fields & 0x80) {
             ct_size = 3 * (1 << ((packed_fields & 0x07) + 1));