diff --git a/g10/keygen.c b/g10/keygen.c
index 844d38d3a..226cabdad 100644
--- a/g10/keygen.c
+++ b/g10/keygen.c
@@ -5149,7 +5149,7 @@ generate_card_subkeypair (kbnode_t pub_keyblock,
   node = find_kbnode (pub_keyblock, PKT_PUBLIC_KEY);
   if (!node)
     {
-      log_error ("Oops; publkic key lost!\n");
+      log_error ("Oops; public key lost!\n");
       err = gpg_error (GPG_ERR_INTERNAL);
       goto leave;
     }