diff --git a/MathLib/LinAlg/PETSc/PETScLinearSolver.h b/MathLib/LinAlg/PETSc/PETScLinearSolver.h
index cba1a2a2c3d8f32c2e0e2f763b0f3c97ce26b814..7d653663bcac4bb3a281d644dc042199c9906878 100644
--- a/MathLib/LinAlg/PETSc/PETScLinearSolver.h
+++ b/MathLib/LinAlg/PETSc/PETScLinearSolver.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class PETScLinearSolver
             Solve a system of equations.
             \param b The right hand of the equations.
             \param x The solutions to be solved.
-            \return  true: converged, false: diverged due to exeeding
+            \return  true: converged, false: diverged due to exceeding
                      the maximum iterations.
         */
         bool solve(const PETScVector &b, PETScVector &x);