diff --git a/tools/examples/xl.conf b/tools/examples/xl.conf
index a17069b812..09a3d46615 100644
--- a/tools/examples/xl.conf
+++ b/tools/examples/xl.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # automatically balloon down dom0 when xen doesn't have enough free
 # memory to create a domain
-#autoballon=1
+#autoballoon=1
 
 # full path of the lockfile used by xl during domain creation
 #lockfile="/var/lock/xl"