diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index 09e78f89..ea34c703 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -2215,7 +2215,7 @@ void wMakeWindowVisible(WWindow *wwin)
 	}
 }
 
-void movePionterToWindowCenter(WWindow *wwin)
+void movePointerToWindowCenter(WWindow *wwin)
 {
 	if (!wPreferences.pointer_with_half_max_windows)
 		return;
diff --git a/src/actions.h b/src/actions.h
index 966626b9..fdc1c565 100644
--- a/src/actions.h
+++ b/src/actions.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void wUnfullscreenWindow(WWindow *wwin);
 void animateResize(WScreen *scr, int x, int y, int w, int h, int fx, int fy, int fw, int fh);
 void update_saved_geometry(WWindow *wwin);
 
-void movePionterToWindowCenter(WWindow *wwin);
+void movePointerToWindowCenter(WWindow *wwin);
 void moveBetweenHeads(WWindow *wwin, int direction);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index 6b160dd1..69f284ac 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 			CloseWindowMenu(scr);
 
 			handleMaximize(wwin, MAX_HORIZONTAL | MAX_KEYBOARD);
-			movePionterToWindowCenter(wwin);
+			movePointerToWindowCenter(wwin);
 		}
 		break;
 	case WKBD_LHMAXIMIZE:
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 			CloseWindowMenu(scr);
 
 			handleMaximize(wwin, MAX_VERTICAL | MAX_LEFTHALF | MAX_KEYBOARD);
-			movePionterToWindowCenter(wwin);
+			movePointerToWindowCenter(wwin);
 		}
 		break;
 	case WKBD_RHMAXIMIZE:
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 			CloseWindowMenu(scr);
 
 			handleMaximize(wwin, MAX_VERTICAL | MAX_RIGHTHALF | MAX_KEYBOARD);
-			movePionterToWindowCenter(wwin);
+			movePointerToWindowCenter(wwin);
 		}
 		break;
 	case WKBD_THMAXIMIZE:
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 			CloseWindowMenu(scr);
 
 			handleMaximize(wwin, MAX_HORIZONTAL | MAX_TOPHALF | MAX_KEYBOARD);
-			movePionterToWindowCenter(wwin);
+			movePointerToWindowCenter(wwin);
 		}
 		break;
 	case WKBD_BHMAXIMIZE:
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 			CloseWindowMenu(scr);
 
 			handleMaximize(wwin, MAX_HORIZONTAL | MAX_BOTTOMHALF | MAX_KEYBOARD);
-			movePionterToWindowCenter(wwin);
+			movePointerToWindowCenter(wwin);
 		}
 		break;
 	case WKBD_LTCMAXIMIZE:
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 			CloseWindowMenu(scr);
 
 			handleMaximize(wwin, MAX_LEFTHALF | MAX_TOPHALF | MAX_KEYBOARD);
-			movePionterToWindowCenter(wwin);
+			movePointerToWindowCenter(wwin);
 		}
 		break;
 	case WKBD_RTCMAXIMIZE:
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 			CloseWindowMenu(scr);
 
 			handleMaximize(wwin, MAX_RIGHTHALF | MAX_TOPHALF | MAX_KEYBOARD);
-			movePionterToWindowCenter(wwin);
+			movePointerToWindowCenter(wwin);
 		}
 		break;
 	case WKBD_LBCMAXIMIZE:
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 			CloseWindowMenu(scr);
 
 			handleMaximize(wwin, MAX_LEFTHALF | MAX_BOTTOMHALF | MAX_KEYBOARD);
-			movePionterToWindowCenter(wwin);
+			movePointerToWindowCenter(wwin);
 		}
 		 break;
 	case WKBD_RBCMAXIMIZE:
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 			CloseWindowMenu(scr);
 
 			handleMaximize(wwin, MAX_RIGHTHALF | MAX_BOTTOMHALF | MAX_KEYBOARD);
-			movePionterToWindowCenter(wwin);
+			movePointerToWindowCenter(wwin);
 		}
 		break;
 	case WKBD_MAXIMUS: