diff --git a/include/osg/State b/include/osg/State
index 97b6fec2a..0dd5eb25b 100644
--- a/include/osg/State
+++ b/include/osg/State
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ class OSG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
         struct SetCurrentVertexArrayStateProxy
         {
             SetCurrentVertexArrayStateProxy(osg::State& state, VertexArrayState* vas):_state(state) { _state.setCurrentVertexArrayState(vas); }
-            ~SetCurrentVertexArrayStateProxy() { _state.setCurrentToGloabalVertexArrayState(); }
+            ~SetCurrentVertexArrayStateProxy() { _state.setCurrentToGlobalVertexArrayState(); }
             osg::State& _state;
         };
 
@@ -538,8 +538,8 @@ class OSG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
         /** Get the CurrentVetexArrayState object that take which vertex arrays are bound.*/
         VertexArrayState* getCurrentVertexArrayState() const { return _vas; }
 
-        /** Set the getCurrentVertexArrayState to the GloabalVertexArrayState.*/
-        void setCurrentToGloabalVertexArrayState() { _vas = _globalVertexArrayState.get(); }
+        /** Set the getCurrentVertexArrayState to the GlobalVertexArrayState.*/
+        void setCurrentToGlobalVertexArrayState() { _vas = _globalVertexArrayState.get(); }
 
 
         /** disable the vertex, normal, color, tex coords, secondary color, fog coord and index arrays.*/
diff --git a/src/osg/State.cpp b/src/osg/State.cpp
index 031f34872..794166482 100644
--- a/src/osg/State.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/State.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void State::initializeExtensionProcs()
     _globalVertexArrayState->assignAllDispatchers();
     // if (_useVertexArrayObject) _globalVertexArrayState->generateVertexArrayObject();
 
-    setCurrentToGloabalVertexArrayState();
+    setCurrentToGlobalVertexArrayState();
 
 
     setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glClientActiveTexture,"glClientActiveTexture","glClientActiveTextureARB");