diff --git a/lib/easy.c b/lib/easy.c
index 82dea904ba83736845b1ffb0462a529f092c5554..078e9cb1e4178555309d3694e24f8240c81b2696 100644
--- a/lib/easy.c
+++ b/lib/easy.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ static CURLcode easy_perform(struct SessionHandle *data, bool events)
     return CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT;
 
   if(data->multi) {
-    failf(data, "easy handled already used in multi handle");
+    failf(data, "easy handle already used in multi handle");
     return CURLE_FAILED_INIT;
   }