diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index 090b2972..2f165e3e 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// misc.h - written and placed in the public domain by Wei Dai
+// misc.h - written and placed in the public domain by Wei Dai
 
 //! \file misc.h
 //! \brief Utility functions for the Crypto++ library.