diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4a4920e2..0e6f6fa5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ EOF
 elif [ "$DEV" != no -a "$UDEV" != no ]; then
 	echo "no"
 	if [ -n "$UDEV" ]; then
-		echo "udev has been explicity requested ... aborting" >&2
+		echo "udev has been explicitly requested ... aborting" >&2
 		exit 1
 	fi
 fi