diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.cpp
index 7729f166b3b..bb765cbf939 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ ModelManagerInterface::WorkingCopy ModelManager::workingCopyInternal() const
 
 void ModelManager::updateDefaultProjectInfo()
 {
-    // needs to be performed in the ui therad
+    // needs to be performed in the ui thread
     ProjectExplorer::Project *currentProject = ProjectExplorer::ProjectTree::currentProject();
     ProjectInfo newDefaultProjectInfo = projectInfo(currentProject,
                                                     defaultProjectInfoForProject(currentProject));