diff --git a/libavcodec/flicvideo.c b/libavcodec/flicvideo.c
index 9cbc4f3f32..95cb26ce4e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/flicvideo.c
+++ b/libavcodec/flicvideo.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static int flic_decode_frame_15_16BPP(AVCodecContext *avctx,
             break;
 
         case FLI_BLACK:
-            /* set the whole frame to 0x0000 which is balck in both 15Bpp and 16Bpp modes. */
+            /* set the whole frame to 0x0000 which is black in both 15Bpp and 16Bpp modes. */
             memset(pixels, 0x0000,
                    s->frame.linesize[0] * s->avctx->height);
             break;