diff --git a/src/SDL_properties.c b/src/SDL_properties.c
index 254d25c46a..4c67b5d0b5 100644
--- a/src/SDL_properties.c
+++ b/src/SDL_properties.c
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ void SDL_DestroyProperties(SDL_PropertiesID props)
 {
     if (props) {
         // this can't just use RemoveFromHashTable with SDL_FreeProperties as the destructor, because
-        //  other destructors under this might cause use to attempt a recursive lock on SDL_properties,
+        //  other destructors under this might cause us to attempt a recursive lock on SDL_properties,
         //  which isn't allowed with rwlocks. So manually look it up and remove/free it.
         SDL_Properties *properties = NULL;
         if (SDL_FindInHashTable(SDL_properties, (const void *)(uintptr_t)props, (const void **)&properties)) {