diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 76c994e5..662b8207 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static bool _mi_heap_done(mi_heap_t* heap) {
   // free if not the main thread
   if (heap != &_mi_heap_main) {
     // the following assertion does not always hold for huge segments as those are always treated
-    // as abondened: one may allocate it in one thread, but deallocate in another in which case
+    // as abandoned: one may allocate it in one thread, but deallocate in another in which case
     // the count can be too large or negative. todo: perhaps not count huge segments? see issue #363
     // mi_assert_internal(heap->tld->segments.count == 0 || heap->thread_id != _mi_thread_id());
     mi_thread_data_free((mi_thread_data_t*)heap);