diff --git a/Source/cmXCodeObject.h b/Source/cmXCodeObject.h
index 975d94b5e9..bd0f43f572 100644
--- a/Source/cmXCodeObject.h
+++ b/Source/cmXCodeObject.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public:
         }
       return 0;
     }
-  // serach the attribute list for an object of the specified type
+  // search the attribute list for an object of the specified type
   cmXCodeObject* GetObject(cmXCodeObject::PBXType t)
     {
       for(std::vector<cmXCodeObject*>::iterator i = this->List.begin();