diff --git a/mpvcore/mp_ring.c b/mpvcore/mp_ring.c
index e6b8d12f9f..d310aa4f46 100644
--- a/mpvcore/mp_ring.c
+++ b/mpvcore/mp_ring.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 struct mp_ring {
     uint8_t  *buffer;
 
-    /* Positions of thes first readable/writeable chunks. Do not read this
+    /* Positions of the first readable/writeable chunks. Do not read this
      * fields but use the atomic private accessors `mp_ring_get_wpos`
      * and `mp_ring_get_rpos`. */
     uint32_t rpos, wpos;