diff --git a/lib/spack/env/cc b/lib/spack/env/cc
index 699a5909125c7085be5fab0a21bdc6bef34ec867..199ce1d7e6df836d5016b47d35df7a9911038749 100755
--- a/lib/spack/env/cc
+++ b/lib/spack/env/cc
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ case "$command" in
         mode=ld
         ;;
     *)
-        die "Unkown compiler: $command"
+        die "Unknown compiler: $command"
         ;;
 esac