diff --git a/m4/hdf5.m4 b/m4/hdf5.m4
index fe6f393f41c40331148e7002e140192067c888cd..4f8d4b502bed60a2b200aca6ff4ba5024cd7583a 100644
--- a/m4/hdf5.m4
+++ b/m4/hdf5.m4
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([DUNE_PATH_HDF5],[
    [HAVE_HDF5=1],
    [HAVE_HDF5=0])
 	
- # Just fotr the configure check, -L has to go into LIBS in the end
+ # Just for the configure check.  In the end, -L has to go into LIBS.
  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $_dune_hdf5_libpath"
  # test for lib
  if test x$HAVE_HDF5 = x1 ; then