diff --git a/libbacktrace/Backtrace.cpp b/libbacktrace/Backtrace.cpp
index 4354f0b5a..3545661ee 100644
--- a/libbacktrace/Backtrace.cpp
+++ b/libbacktrace/Backtrace.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ std::string Backtrace::GetErrorString(BacktraceUnwindError error) {
   case BACKTRACE_UNWIND_ERROR_THREAD_DOESNT_EXIST:
     return "Thread doesn't exist";
   case BACKTRACE_UNWIND_ERROR_THREAD_TIMEOUT:
-    return "Thread has not repsonded to signal in time";
+    return "Thread has not responded to signal in time";
   case BACKTRACE_UNWIND_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION:
     return "Attempt to use an unsupported feature";
   case BACKTRACE_UNWIND_ERROR_NO_CONTEXT: