diff --git a/gcc/tree-cfg.cc b/gcc/tree-cfg.cc
index ade66c54499..09fa7b64584 100644
--- a/gcc/tree-cfg.cc
+++ b/gcc/tree-cfg.cc
@@ -3510,7 +3510,7 @@ verify_gimple_call (gcall *stmt)
       if (is_constant_size_arg0 && is_constant_size_lhs)
 	if (maybe_ne (size_from_arg0, size_from_lhs))
 	  {
-	    error ("%<DEFFERED_INIT%> calls should have same "
+	    error ("%<DEFERRED_INIT%> calls should have same "
 		   "constant size for the first argument and LHS");
 	    return true;
 	  }