diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/controllable.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/controllable.h
index 7379f36027..9c059e9401 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd/controllable.h
+++ b/libs/pbd/pbd/controllable.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Paul Davis 
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-v    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
     (at your option) any later version.