diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
index 20d95266ed..71855cbee0 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
      * Method: getGraphicFormat
      * Given a href for an external graphic, try to determine the mime-type.
      *     This method doesn't try too hard, and will fall back to
-     *     <defautlGraphicFormat> if one of the known <graphicFormats> is not
+     *     <defaultGraphicFormat> if one of the known <graphicFormats> is not
      *     the file extension of the provided href.
      *
      * Parameters: