diff --git a/src/idlcxx/src/generator.c b/src/idlcxx/src/generator.c
index 9c692749..b0d2bfc1 100644
--- a/src/idlcxx/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/idlcxx/src/generator.c
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ generate_includes(const idl_pstate_t *pstate, struct generator *generator)
   if (generator->uses_array || generator->uses_sequence || generator->uses_bounded_sequence || generator->uses_optional)
   {
     // ostream cpp
-    // streaming goperators for the used std types
+    // streaming operators for the used std types
     const char *fmt;
     fmt = "#include <org/eclipse/cyclonedds/util/ostream_operators.hpp>\n\n";
     if (fputs(fmt, generator->impl.handle) < 0)