diff --git a/ompi/info/info.c b/ompi/info/info.c
index 3a6287a49e..0ec768b69b 100644
--- a/ompi/info/info.c
+++ b/ompi/info/info.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int ompi_info_get_nthkey (ompi_info_t *info, int n, char *key)
          }
     }
     /*
-     y* iterator is of the type opal_list_item_t. We have to
+     * iterator is of the type opal_list_item_t. We have to
      * cast it to ompi_info_entry_t before we can use it to
      * access the value
      */