diff --git a/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c b/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c
index 1e0010d4f3..60cf2d9e35 100644
--- a/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c
+++ b/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int open_output_file(const char *filename,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    /** Save the encoder context for easiert access later. */
+    /** Save the encoder context for easier access later. */
     *output_codec_context = stream->codec;
 
     /**