diff --git a/src/doprnt.c b/src/doprnt.c
index 6db0eda1514..99e10c0730c 100644
--- a/src/doprnt.c
+++ b/src/doprnt.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ doprnt (buffer, bufsize, format, format_end, nargs, args)
 	  size_bound += 50;
 
 	  if (size_bound > (unsigned) (1 << (INTBITS - 1)))
-	    error ("Format padding to large");
+	    error ("Format padding too large");
 
 	  /* Make sure we have that much.  */
 	  if (size_bound > size_allocated)