diff --git a/collects/scheme/private/define-struct.ss b/collects/scheme/private/define-struct.ss
index 38b93e6ae5..c6e7b48ae9 100644
--- a/collects/scheme/private/define-struct.ss
+++ b/collects/scheme/private/define-struct.ss
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
               #f
               (if (keyword? (syntax-e (car ps)))
                   "unrecognized field-specification keyword"
-                  "expected a field-spefication keyword")
+                  "expected a field-specification keyword")
               stx
               (car ps))]))]
         [_else
@@ -401,4 +401,4 @@
                                             'disappeared-use 
                                             (syntax-local-introduce super-id))
                            result)))))))))])))
-      
\ No newline at end of file
+