diff --git a/target/hexagon/op_helper.c b/target/hexagon/op_helper.c
index 2c6d718579..d6b5c47500 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/op_helper.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ int32_t HELPER(fcircadd)(int32_t RxV, int32_t offset, int32_t M, int32_t CS)
 }
 
 /*
- * Hexagon FP operations return ~0 insteat of NaN
+ * Hexagon FP operations return ~0 instead of NaN
  * The hex_check_sfnan/hex_check_dfnan functions perform this check
  */
 static float32 hex_check_sfnan(float32 x)