diff --git a/e_os.h b/e_os.h
index 5857b1c86d99e3b241bfa7b452ddf3932da710af..3674db552fdf23e3137ce38ad54eee5aae5e70fb 100644
--- a/e_os.h
+++ b/e_os.h
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ extern HINSTANCE _hInstance;
 #endif
 
 #if defined(sun) && !defined(__svr4__) && !defined(__SVR4)
-  /* include headers first, so our evil defines don't break it */
+  /* include headers first, so our defines don't break it */
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
   /* bcopy can handle overlapping moves according to SunOS 4.1.4 manpage */