diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 1b89330..f1b4fd6 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		break;
 	/*
 	 * if there is no memfile at all, exit
-	 * This is OK, since there are no changes to loose.
+	 * This is OK, since there are no changes to lose.
 	 */
 	if (curbuf == NULL)
 	{