diff --git a/lib/hx509/cms.c b/lib/hx509/cms.c
index 56dafae51..2cbcff8fb 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/cms.c
+++ b/lib/hx509/cms.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ hx509_cms_envelope_1(hx509_context context,
 	if (enc_alg->parameters == NULL) {
 	    ret = ENOMEM;
 	    hx509_set_error_string(context, 0, ret,
-				   "Failed to allocate crypto paramaters "
+				   "Failed to allocate crypto parameters "
 				   "for EnvelopedData");
 	    goto out;
 	}