diff --git a/include/event2/buffer.h b/include/event2/buffer.h
index 3791e92d..b36ee145 100644
--- a/include/event2/buffer.h
+++ b/include/event2/buffer.h
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ void evbuffer_cb_unsuspend(struct evbuffer *buffer, struct evbuffer_cb_entry *cb
 #endif
 
 /**
-  Makes the data at the begging of an evbuffer contiguous.
+  Makes the data at the beginning of an evbuffer contiguous.
 
   @param buf the evbuffer to make contiguous
   @param size the number of bytes to make contiguous, or -1 to make the