diff --git a/globals.c b/globals.c
index 7d2ca4e..a66f0e8 100644
--- a/globals.c
+++ b/globals.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 #endif
 
     /*
-     * Perform initialisation as required by libxml
+     * Perform initialization as required by libxml
      */
     initxmlDefaultSAXHandler(&gs->xmlDefaultSAXHandler, 1);
 #ifdef LIBXML_DOCB_ENABLED