diff --git a/src/syncterm/ssh.c b/src/syncterm/ssh.c
index f46eaf26580dd5abb7ed1c606ea742f8472d4e8f..04da2dfae54d90ace26dbc7f58041dbe90ce01e7 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/ssh.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/ssh.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int ssh_connect(struct bbslist *bbs)
 		init_crypt();
 	if(!crypt_loaded) {
 		uifcmsg("Cannot load cryptlib - SSH inoperative",	"`Cannot load cryptlib`\n\n"
-					"Cannot laod the file "
+					"Cannot load the file "
 #ifdef _WIN32
 					"cl32.dll"
 #else