diff --git a/src/barebox-state.c b/src/barebox-state.c
index 07c516d..0ed6700 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state.c
+++ b/src/barebox-state.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 
 	state = state_new_from_node(node, devpath, offset, size, readonly);
 	if (IS_ERR(state)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "unable to initlialize state: %s\n",
+		fprintf(stderr, "unable to initialize state: %s\n",
 				strerror(PTR_ERR(state)));
 		return ERR_CAST(state);
 	}