diff --git a/gio/gio-tool.c b/gio/gio-tool.c
index 18200014c..847a2188b 100644
--- a/gio/gio-tool.c
+++ b/gio/gio-tool.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ attribute_type_to_string (GFileAttributeType type)
     case G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_OBJECT:
       return "object";
     default:
-      return "uknown type";
+      return "unknown type";
     }
 }