diff --git a/lib/roken/roken-common.h b/lib/roken/roken-common.h
index bd40e5211..6bbd6ee6f 100644
--- a/lib/roken/roken-common.h
+++ b/lib/roken/roken-common.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef _PATH_VARRUN
-#deifne _PATH_VARRUN "/var/run/"
+#define _PATH_VARRUN "/var/run/"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MAXPATHLEN