diff --git a/dak/generate_filelist.py b/dak/generate_filelist.py
index faf08bd7a8680e59802d4bdf8c12d4ec0a68a21b..b839a5cc7db19eb3be3b506a878202fe1c75639b 100755
--- a/dak/generate_filelist.py
+++ b/dak/generate_filelist.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def main():
         if code == PROC_STATUS_SUCCESS:
             Logger.log([msg])
         elif code == PROC_STATUS_SIGNALRAISED:
-            Logger.log(['E: Subprocess recieved signal ', msg])
+            Logger.log(['E: Subprocess received signal ', msg])
         else:
             Logger.log(['E: ', msg])