diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
index 6e3063af6c3c18c562d730f55f60466df731a690..bb33c2823cab2f25e9df1de1d77f2375ff3490ed 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ virLXCControllerEventSend(virLXCControllerPtr ctrl,
     virNetMessagePtr msg;
 
     if (!ctrl->client) {
-        VIR_WARN("Dropping event %d becuase libvirtd is not connected", procnr);
+        VIR_WARN("Dropping event %d because libvirtd is not connected", procnr);
         return;
     }