diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index ace4d70ce2..24deeee0a1 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static void choose_sample_fmt(AVStream *st, AVCodec *codec)
         }
         if (*p == -1) {
             if((codec->capabilities & CODEC_CAP_LOSSLESS) && av_get_sample_fmt_name(st->codec->sample_fmt) > av_get_sample_fmt_name(codec->sample_fmts[0]))
-                av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Convertion will not be lossless'\n");
+                av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Conversion will not be lossless.\n");
             if(av_get_sample_fmt_name(st->codec->sample_fmt))
             av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_WARNING,
                    "Incompatible sample format '%s' for codec '%s', auto-selecting format '%s'\n",