diff --git a/vcg/complex/edgemesh/allocate.h b/vcg/complex/edgemesh/allocate.h
index e27cb4ae..7082ec3a 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/edgemesh/allocate.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/edgemesh/allocate.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ name of adhacency function updated
 #define __VCGLIB_EDGEALLOCATOR
 
 namespace vcg {
-	namespace edge {
+	namespace edg {
 		/** \addtogroup edgemesh */
 		/*@{*/
 		/// Class to safely add vertexes and faces to a mesh updating all the involved pointers.