diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.c
index f6ba55b8a..9e52ec572 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ cogl_trace_context_new (int         fd,
     }
   else
     {
-      g_debug ("Initializing trace context with default dilename");
+      g_debug ("Initializing trace context with default filename");
       writer = sysprof_capture_writer_new (COGL_TRACE_OUTPUT_FILE, BUFFER_LENGTH);
     }