diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 53a7387150f..2c93286d985 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-11-15  Steve Ward  <planet36@gmail.com>
+
+	* libsupc++/cxxabi.h (__cxa_demangle): Fix typo in comment.
+
 2009-11-13  Paolo Carlini  <paolo.carlini@oracle.com>
 
 	* include/bits/forward_list.h (forward_list<>::erase_after):
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/cxxabi.h b/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/cxxabi.h
index e49b0f4e6db..cc5f9dac9bc 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/cxxabi.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/cxxabi.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace __cxxabiv1
    *
    *  @param __status @a *__status is set to one of the following values:
    *   0: The demangling operation succeeded.
-   *  -1: A memory allocation failiure occurred.
+   *  -1: A memory allocation failure occurred.
    *  -2: @a mangled_name is not a valid name under the C++ ABI mangling rules.
    *  -3: One of the arguments is invalid.
    *