diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 0ae36d4f250..529bdcce4db 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ exit_func() {
         remove_pkg $XBPS_CROSS_BUILD
     fi
     if [ -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
-        msg_red "xbps-src: a failure has ocurred! exiting...\n"
+        msg_red "xbps-src: a failure has occurred! exiting...\n"
     fi
     exit 2
 }