diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_api.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_api.py
index 4f120e86ef..aad66a6de6 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_api.py
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ class _ComputeAPIUnitTestMixIn(object):
 
         quiesced = [False, False]
 
-        # Check that the mappgins from the image properties are not included
+        # Check that the mappings from the image properties are not included
         self.compute_api.snapshot_volume_backed(
             self.context, instance, 'test-snapshot')