diff --git a/configure.cmake b/configure.cmake
index 78c9372a9b..ca63c0c154 100644
--- a/configure.cmake
+++ b/configure.cmake
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ int main() {
 
 
 #
-# Test for endianess
+# Test for endianness
 #
 INCLUDE(TestBigEndian)
 IF(APPLE)