diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 4d113f8be..4b10251db 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cd $srcdir
 
 AUTORECONF=`which autoreconf`
 if test -z $AUTORECONF; then
-        echo "*** No autoreconf found, please intall it ***"
+        echo "*** No autoreconf found, please install it ***"
         exit 1
 fi