diff --git a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
index e58cd862..28290240 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
+++ b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ indexallfilenames = 1
 # An excluded list of mime types. It can be redefined in subdirectories, 
 # so can be used to locally exclude some types.
 #
-# excludededmimetypes = 
+# excludedmimetypes = 
 
 #
 # Size limit for archive members. This is passed to the filters in the