diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index 114cdd9d6..526b92d3a 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ xf86DeleteInput(InputInfoPtr pInp, int flags)
 }
 
 /*
- * Apply backend-specific initialization. Invoked after ActiveteDevice(),
+ * Apply backend-specific initialization. Invoked after ActivateDevice(),
  * i.e. after the driver successfully completed DEVICE_INIT and the device
  * is advertised.
  * @param dev the device