diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/JavaTextArea.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/JavaTextArea.java
index fc6215de6..eb0881366 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/JavaTextArea.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/JavaTextArea.java
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ public class JavaTextArea extends JEditTextArea {
    * Sets default cursor (instead of text cursor) in the gutter area.
    */
   protected final MouseMotionAdapter gutterCursorMouseAdapter = new MouseMotionAdapter() {
-    private int lastX; // previous horizontal positon of the mouse cursor
+    private int lastX; // previous horizontal position of the mouse cursor
 
     @Override
     public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent me) {