diff --git a/lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c b/lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c
index e9e8228ae..c88e6da59 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c
@@ -3205,7 +3205,7 @@ init_creds_step(krb5_context context,
 		if (available_padata_count(&ctx->md) == 0) {
 		    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret,
 					   N_("Preauth required but no preauth "
-					      "options send by KDC", ""));
+					      "options sent by KDC", ""));
 		    goto out;
 		}
 	    } else if (ret == KRB5KRB_AP_ERR_SKEW && context->kdc_sec_offset == 0) {