diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 0f0c594b2fc2194d841cabceaf180ee664376af1..920262d76ec9bdc40a8ad7703cf1eb972a40eb9e 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 				      strlen(rename.old), rename.new,
 				      strlen(rename.new));
 		} else
-			warning(_("Not updating non-default fetch respec\n"
+			warning(_("Not updating non-default fetch refspec\n"
 				  "\t%s\n"
 				  "\tPlease update the configuration manually if necessary."),
 				buf2.buf);