diff --git a/src/mame/machine/seicop.c b/src/mame/machine/seicop.c
index d1fa654b4b0..21ff54fa7f7 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/seicop.c
+++ b/src/mame/machine/seicop.c
@@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ WRITE16_HANDLER( copdxbl_0_w )
 /* Generic COP functions
   -- the game specific handlers fall through to these if there
      isn't a specific case for them.  these implement behavior
-     which seems common to all the agmes
+     which seems common to all the games
 */
 
 static UINT16 cop_status,cop_dist,cop_angle;