diff --git a/kstars/kstars/fitsprocess.cpp b/kstars/kstars/fitsprocess.cpp
index c68a54aa..6a4d7fcd 100644
--- a/kstars/kstars/fitsprocess.cpp
+++ b/kstars/kstars/fitsprocess.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ float * FITSProcess::combine(TQPtrList<float> & frames, int mode)
 }
  
  /*
- *  This Quictdeselect routine is based on the algorithm described in
+ *  This Quickselect routine is based on the algorithm described in
  *  "Numerical recipies in C", Second Edition,
  *  Cambridge University Press, 1992, Section 8.5, ISBN 0-521-43108-5
  */