diff --git a/src/egl/wayland/wayland-drm/wayland-drm.c b/src/egl/wayland/wayland-drm/wayland-drm.c
index 51cdd2cb845..b72d10f6911 100644
--- a/src/egl/wayland/wayland-drm/wayland-drm.c
+++ b/src/egl/wayland/wayland-drm/wayland-drm.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ drm_authenticate(struct wl_client *client,
 	if (drm->callbacks.authenticate(drm->user_data, id) < 0)
 		wl_resource_post_error(resource,
 				       WL_DRM_ERROR_AUTHENTICATE_FAIL,
-				       "authenicate failed");
+				       "authenticate failed");
 	else
 		wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_AUTHENTICATED);
 }