diff --git a/src/xmpp/message.c b/src/xmpp/message.c
index 92ab3374..57699e31 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/message.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/message.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ _message_error_handler(xmpp_conn_t * const conn, xmpp_stanza_t * const stanza,
         type = xmpp_stanza_get_attribute(error_stanza, STANZA_ATTR_TYPE);
     }
 
-    // handle recipient not found ('from' contains a value and type is 'cancel'
+    // handle recipient not found ('from' contains a value and type is 'cancel')
     if ((from != NULL) && ((type != NULL && (strcmp(type, "cancel") == 0)))) {
         handle_recipient_not_found(from, err_msg);
     }