diff --git a/tools/mkdeps.c b/tools/mkdeps.c
index 57e8c3c093..bf5b5f81dc 100644
--- a/tools/mkdeps.c
+++ b/tools/mkdeps.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
        * this happens normally in some configurations
        */
 
-      printf("# No files specified for dependency generataion\n");
+      printf("# No files specified for dependency generation\n");
       exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }