diff --git a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties.h b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties.h
index 6460f9f88e6..278f0d7b1a9 100644
--- a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties.h
+++ b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties.h
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ struct Point_accessor<Handle, ValueType, ConstReference, true>
 
 } // namespace internal
 
-// Needed by PMP::detec_features and Mesh_3
+// Needed by PMP::detect_features and Mesh_3
 enum vertex_feature_degree_t    { vertex_feature_degree };
 enum edge_is_feature_t          { edge_is_feature };