diff --git a/dlib/byte_orderer/byte_orderer_kernel_1.h b/dlib/byte_orderer/byte_orderer_kernel_1.h
index 05a5c2fe2..1f15ca16c 100644
--- a/dlib/byte_orderer/byte_orderer_kernel_1.h
+++ b/dlib/byte_orderer/byte_orderer_kernel_1.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace dlib
         !*/
         {
             // this is just here to provide a compile time check that T is a POD.
-            // this checks *most* of the requrements for being a POD type.
+            // this checks *most* of the requirements for being a POD type.
             // You should not be calling this function on non POD types!
             union
             {