diff --git a/src/common/sdl_blitter/HqBlitter.cxx b/src/common/sdl_blitter/HqBlitter.cxx
index 16eb00551..07ddbb865 100644
--- a/src/common/sdl_blitter/HqBlitter.cxx
+++ b/src/common/sdl_blitter/HqBlitter.cxx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ bool HqBlitter::isSupported(FrameBufferSDL2 &fb)
 {
   ASSERT_MAIN_THREAD;
 
-  if (!fb.isInitialized()) throw runtime_error("frambuffer not initialized");
+  if (!fb.isInitialized()) throw runtime_error("framebuffer not initialized");
 
   SDL_RendererInfo info;