diff --git a/include/curl/urlapi.h b/include/curl/urlapi.h
index b3504b683a..992e9f6019 100644
--- a/include/curl/urlapi.h
+++ b/include/curl/urlapi.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #define CURLU_NO_AUTHORITY (1<<10)      /* Allow empty authority when the
                                            scheme is unknown. */
 #define CURLU_ALLOW_SPACE (1<<11)       /* Allow spaces in the URL */
-#define CURLU_PUNYCODE (1<<12)          /* get the host name in pynycode */
+#define CURLU_PUNYCODE (1<<12)          /* get the host name in punycode */
 
 typedef struct Curl_URL CURLU;