diff --git a/drawinglayer/source/processor2d/cairopixelprocessor2d.cxx b/drawinglayer/source/processor2d/cairopixelprocessor2d.cxx
index bf9b582a994f..28fe0142b898 100644
--- a/drawinglayer/source/processor2d/cairopixelprocessor2d.cxx
+++ b/drawinglayer/source/processor2d/cairopixelprocessor2d.cxx
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ void CairoPixelProcessor2D::processFillGradientPrimitive2D_fallback_decompose(
 {
     if (rFillGradientPrimitive2D.hasAlphaGradient())
     {
-        // process recursively to elliminate alpha, cannot be used in decompose fallback
+        // process recursively to eliminate alpha, cannot be used in decompose fallback
         process(rFillGradientPrimitive2D);
         return;
     }