diff --git a/include/osgUtil/RenderStage b/include/osgUtil/RenderStage
index d72f002ab..87f58a095 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/RenderStage
+++ b/include/osgUtil/RenderStage
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT RenderStage : public RenderBin
         /** search through any pre and post RenderStage that reference a Camera, and take a reference to each of these cameras to prevent them being deleted while they are still be used by the drawing thread.*/
         void collateReferencesToDependentCameras();
 
-        /** clear the refence to any any dependent cameras.*/
+        /** clear the references to any dependent cameras.*/
         void clearReferencesToDependentCameras();
 
     protected: