diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index fb0405a..de7a9c2 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #define FF_FILE    0x02
 #define FF_ERR     0x04 /* error while reading this item */
 #define FF_OTHFS   0x08 /* excluded because it was another filesystem */
-#define FF_EXL     0x10 /* excluded using exlude patterns */
+#define FF_EXL     0x10 /* excluded using exclude patterns */
 #define FF_SERR    0x20 /* error in subdirectory */
 #define FF_HLNKC   0x40 /* hard link candidate (file with st_nlink > 1) */
 #define FF_BSEL    0x80 /* selected */