diff --git a/hw/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips_malta.c
index 571d8ced16..d22f1fc5a4 100644
--- a/hw/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips_malta.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static void main_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
     CPUState *env = opaque;
     cpu_reset(env);
 
-    /* The bootload does not need to be rewritten as it is located in a
+    /* The bootloader does not need to be rewritten as it is located in a
        read only location. The kernel location and the arguments table
        location does not change. */
     if (loaderparams.kernel_filename) {