diff --git a/include/SDL_atomic.h b/include/SDL_atomic.h
index cd620c314..e3711433f 100644
--- a/include/SDL_atomic.h
+++ b/include/SDL_atomic.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ extern DECLSPEC Uint32 SDLCALL SDL_AtomicFetchThenIncrement32(volatile Uint32 *
  *  
  *  \return The value before it was decremented.
  *  
- *  \param ptr Address of the value to fetch and drement
+ *  \param ptr Address of the value to fetch and decrement
  */
 extern DECLSPEC Uint32 SDLCALL SDL_AtomicFetchThenDecrement32(volatile Uint32 * ptr);