diff --git a/python/qemu/aqmp/__init__.py b/python/qemu/aqmp/__init__.py
index 880d5b6fa7..173556404d 100644
--- a/python/qemu/aqmp/__init__.py
+++ b/python/qemu/aqmp/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ asynchronously with QMP protocol servers, as implemented by QEMU, the
 QEMU Guest Agent, and the QEMU Storage Daemon.
 
 `QMPClient` provides the main functionality of this package. All errors
-raised by this library dervive from `AQMPError`, see `aqmp.error` for
+raised by this library derive from `AQMPError`, see `aqmp.error` for
 additional detail. See `aqmp.events` for an in-depth tutorial on
 managing QMP events.
 """