diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index 9906ec4333d..840a8e27ffe 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -5515,7 +5515,7 @@ bool QgisApp::fileNew( bool promptToSaveFlag, bool forceBlank )
   const QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem srs = QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem( settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/projections/defaultProjectCrs" ), GEO_EPSG_CRS_AUTHID, QgsSettings::App ).toString() );
   // write the projections _proj string_ to project settings
   const bool planimetric = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/measure/planimetric" ), true ).toBool();
-  prj->setCrs( srs, !planimetric ); // If the default ellipsoid is not planimetric, set it from the defualt crs
+  prj->setCrs( srs, !planimetric ); // If the default ellipsoid is not planimetric, set it from the default crs
   if ( planimetric )
     prj->setEllipsoid( GEO_NONE );