diff --git a/libsrc/gnujpdf/src/gnu/jpdf/PDFOutline.java b/libsrc/gnujpdf/src/gnu/jpdf/PDFOutline.java
index d305c1109..d5a1ed5b8 100644
--- a/libsrc/gnujpdf/src/gnu/jpdf/PDFOutline.java
+++ b/libsrc/gnujpdf/src/gnu/jpdf/PDFOutline.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class PDFOutline extends PDFObject implements Serializable {
                 os.write("\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
             }
         } else {
-            // were a decendent, so by default we are closed. Find out how many
+            // were a descendent, so by default we are closed. Find out how many
             // entries are below us
             int c = descendants();
             if (c > 0) {