diff --git a/src/desktopproperties.cpp b/src/desktopproperties.cpp
index c7327d8..f3982be 100644
--- a/src/desktopproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/desktopproperties.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bool DesktopProperties::load(const QString &fileName, const QString &group)
     // specified, groupFound is always true
     bool groupFound = group.isEmpty();
 
-    // Read propeties
+    // Read properties
     QTextStream in(&file);
     while (!in.atEnd()) {