diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c
index ee234a1a054ded50326e39fdcf2897403bdd37b6..d39a4175548752ca96246469c6960945b7ca36c2 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ int qemuMonitorTextRemoveHostNetwork(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
 
     if (qemuMonitorCommand(mon, cmd, &reply) < 0) {
         qemudReportError(NULL, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED,
-                         _("failed to remove host metnwork in qemu with '%s'"), cmd);
+                         _("failed to remove host network in qemu with '%s'"), cmd);
         goto cleanup;
     }