diff --git a/libavcodec/hqx.c b/libavcodec/hqx.c
index 625c0abfeb..9b8b1ada95 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hqx.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hqx.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static int hqx_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     }
     ret = av_image_check_size(ctx->width, ctx->height, 0, avctx);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid stored dimenstions %dx%d.\n",
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid stored dimensions %dx%d.\n",
                ctx->width, ctx->height);
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }