diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.c b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
index f84f7c2413..c50c323376 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ int libxl_domain_info(libxl_ctx *ctx, libxl_dominfo *info_r,
 
     ret = xc_domain_getinfolist(ctx->xch, domid, 1, &xcinfo);
     if (ret<0) {
-        LIBXL__LOG_ERRNO(ctx, LIBXL__LOG_ERROR, "geting domain info list");
+        LIBXL__LOG_ERRNO(ctx, LIBXL__LOG_ERROR, "getting domain info list");
         return ERROR_FAIL;
     }
     if (ret==0 || xcinfo.domain != domid) return ERROR_INVAL;