diff --git a/apps/recorder/bmp.h b/apps/recorder/bmp.h
index 52a0b852ee..f8650b2203 100644
--- a/apps/recorder/bmp.h
+++ b/apps/recorder/bmp.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *
  * Reads a 8bit BMP file and puts the data in a 1-pixel-per-byte
  * array. 
- * Returns < 0 for error, or number of bytes used from the bitmpa buffer
+ * Returns < 0 for error, or number of bytes used from the bitmap buffer
  *
  **********************************************/
 int read_bmp_file(char* filename,