diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
index a5a6e192ac2d..f28bf69d3d42 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static int __init xt_hashlimit_init(void)
 	}
 	hashlimit_procdir6 = proc_mkdir("ip6t_hashlimit", proc_net);
 	if (!hashlimit_procdir6) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "xt_hashlimit: tnable to create proc dir "
+		printk(KERN_ERR "xt_hashlimit: unable to create proc dir "
 				"entry\n");
 		goto err4;
 	}