diff --git a/src/imports/location/qquickgeomapgesturearea.cpp b/src/imports/location/qquickgeomapgesturearea.cpp
index f61d4f57bdc1681575eb2376a594ca487652f03f..9541355cd10ad25b4e3d4035eeafd4fc02286f60 100644
--- a/src/imports/location/qquickgeomapgesturearea.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/location/qquickgeomapgesturearea.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ void QQuickGeoMapGestureArea::handleTouchUngrabEvent()
 {
         m_touchPoints.clear();
         //this is needed since in some cases mouse release is not delivered
-        //(second touch point brakes mouse synthesized events)
+        //(second touch point breaks mouse synthesized events)
         m_mousePoint.reset();
         update();
 }