diff --git a/interface/wx/config.h b/interface/wx/config.h
index 42516ab7ac..aa38426fda 100644
--- a/interface/wx/config.h
+++ b/interface/wx/config.h
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ public:
         # config file for my program
         UserData = $HOME/data
 
-        # the following syntax is valud only under Windows
+        # the following syntax is valid only under Windows
         UserData = %windir%\\data.dat
         @endcode