diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/vm/NicIpAlias.java b/api/src/com/cloud/vm/NicIpAlias.java
index 11e127ca856..3841dedaf29 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/vm/NicIpAlias.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/vm/NicIpAlias.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.ControlledEntity;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.Identity;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.InternalIdentity;
 
-/** Each entry represents the alis ip of a perticular nic.
+/** Each entry represents the alias ip of a particular nic.
  *
  */
 public interface NicIpAlias extends ControlledEntity, Identity, InternalIdentity{