diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-private.h
index 1246fa8c2..adde9bbf0 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-private.h
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ struct _CoglPipelineLayer
 };
 
 typedef gboolean
-(*CoglPipelineLayerStateComparitor) (CoglPipelineLayer *authority0,
+(*CoglPipelineLayerStateComparator) (CoglPipelineLayer *authority0,
                                      CoglPipelineLayer *authority1);
 
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer.c
index a076c7e95..18d0140ab 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer.c
@@ -575,9 +575,9 @@ static gboolean
 layer_state_equal (CoglPipelineLayerStateIndex state_index,
                    CoglPipelineLayer **authorities0,
                    CoglPipelineLayer **authorities1,
-                   CoglPipelineLayerStateComparitor comparitor)
+                   CoglPipelineLayerStateComparator comparator)
 {
-  return comparitor (authorities0[state_index], authorities1[state_index]);
+  return comparator (authorities0[state_index], authorities1[state_index]);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h
index 2655089af..8369abca8 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h
@@ -457,14 +457,14 @@ _cogl_pipeline_get_authority (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
   return authority;
 }
 
-typedef gboolean (*CoglPipelineStateComparitor) (CoglPipeline *authority0,
+typedef gboolean (*CoglPipelineStateComparator) (CoglPipeline *authority0,
                                                  CoglPipeline *authority1);
 
 void
 _cogl_pipeline_update_authority (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
                                  CoglPipeline *authority,
                                  CoglPipelineState state,
-                                 CoglPipelineStateComparitor comparitor);
+                                 CoglPipelineStateComparator comparator);
 
 void
 _cogl_pipeline_pre_change_notify (CoglPipeline     *pipeline,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline.c
index f9489448a..27947adc8 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline.c
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ void
 _cogl_pipeline_update_authority (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
                                  CoglPipeline *authority,
                                  CoglPipelineState state,
-                                 CoglPipelineStateComparitor comparitor)
+                                 CoglPipelineStateComparator comparator)
 {
   /* If we are the current authority see if we can revert to one of
    * our ancestors being the authority */
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ _cogl_pipeline_update_authority (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
       CoglPipeline *old_authority =
         _cogl_pipeline_get_authority (parent, state);
 
-      if (comparitor (authority, old_authority))
+      if (comparator (authority, old_authority))
         pipeline->differences &= ~state;
     }
   else if (pipeline != authority)