diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index 9363a5b273398d1fe03230c98f5ed60d09a02f9f..cb16d2aac51c38c1000e189beffac98c0bf64338 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ sub create_pty {
     my $TIOCGPTN = 0x80045430;
 
     sysopen($ptm, "/dev/ptmx", O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK) or
-	dodie "Cant open /dev/ptmx";
+	dodie "Can't open /dev/ptmx";
 
     # unlockpt()
     $tmp = pack("i", 0);