diff --git a/dlls/shell32/tests/assoc.c b/dlls/shell32/tests/assoc.c
index 274c0fca0327e07b4b1f330f78ea616f528547e5..2cd06d2c08e3d1ab985eff583e8a798892c69d8a 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/tests/assoc.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/tests/assoc.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void getstring_test(LPCWSTR assocName, HKEY progIdKey, ASSOCSTR str, LPCW
     if (expected_string) {
         ok_(__FILE__, line)(hr == S_FALSE, "GetString returned 0x%x, expected S_FALSE\n", hr);
         if (hr != S_FALSE) {
-            /* don't try to allocate memory using unitialized len */
+            /* don't try to allocate memory using uninitialized len */
             IQueryAssociations_Release(assoc);
             return;
         }