diff --git a/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk b/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk
index af036132d2..dbf595e172 100644
--- a/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk
+++ b/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ MPG123_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
 # mpg123 has some assembly function that is not present in Thumb mode:
 # Error: selected processor does not support `smull r3,ip,r2,r10' in Thumb mode
-# so, we desactivate Thumb mode
+# so, we deactivate Thumb mode
 ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_INSTRUCTIONS_THUMB),y)
 MPG123_CONF_ENV += CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -marm"
 endif