diff --git a/test/vds.c b/test/vds.c
index 3f00224cfd..4f03bbd138 100644
--- a/test/vds.c
+++ b/test/vds.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ vds_select_equal(hid_t space1, hid_t space2)
                 if(npoints1 != npoints2)
                     return FALSE;
 
-                /* Allocate point lists.  Do not return directly afer
+                /* Allocate point lists.  Do not return directly after
                  * allocating, to make sure buffers are freed. */
                 if(NULL == (buf1 = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc((size_t)rank1 * (size_t)npoints1 * sizeof(hsize_t))))
                     TEST_ERROR