diff --git a/src/vlc.c b/src/vlc.c
index a30ca34dd1fdc915ae7d10b5c5809d218809e754..77f793cbc6cbb6e79bb6dc06ae599ef0dd0970c9 100644
--- a/src/vlc.c
+++ b/src/vlc.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int main( int i_argc, char *ppsz_argv[] )
     }
 
 #if !defined(WIN32) && !defined(UNDER_CE)
-    /* Synchronously intercepted signals. Thy request a clean shutdown,
+    /* Synchronously intercepted signals. They request a clean shutdown,
      * and force an unclean shutdown if they are triggered again 2+ seconds
      * later. We have to handle SIGTERM cleanly because of daemon mode.
      * Note that we set the signals after the vlc_create call. */