diff --git a/src/ply-boot-splash.c b/src/ply-boot-splash.c
index b538535c..d6b406f0 100644
--- a/src/ply-boot-splash.c
+++ b/src/ply-boot-splash.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ main (int    argc,
 
   state.buffer = ply_buffer_new ();
   state.splash = ply_boot_splash_new (module_name, state.buffer);
-  if (!ply_boot_splash_load_plugin (state.spalsh))
+  if (!ply_boot_splash_load_plugin (state.splash))
     {
       perror ("could not load splash screen");
       return errno;