diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index e41b0941e18fdc1057f0c0f676a06108b19670d4..2200dad4c3f4865ba3f60b50d6fe194b880ff3f6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static int convert_variable_fields(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, const char *varname,
 	}
 
 	if (die_find_member(&type, field->name, die_mem) == NULL) {
-		pr_warning("%s(tyep:%s) has no member %s.\n", varname,
+		pr_warning("%s(type:%s) has no member %s.\n", varname,
 			   dwarf_diename(&type), field->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}