diff --git a/libkcups/KCupsConnection.cpp b/libkcups/KCupsConnection.cpp
--- a/libkcups/KCupsConnection.cpp
+++ b/libkcups/KCupsConnection.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@
         int ret = cupsDoAuthentication(CUPS_HTTP_DEFAULT, "POST", resource);
         qCDebug(LIBKCUPS) << "Called cupsDoAuthentication(), success:" << (ret == -1 ? true : false);
 
-        // If the authentication was succefull
+        // If the authentication was successful
         // sometimes just trying to be root works
         return ret == -1 ? true : false;
     }