diff --git a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c
index 8400a92ce..0799b64ad 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c
@@ -11462,7 +11462,7 @@ static int release_inode_blocks(e2fsck_t ctx, ext2_ino_t ino,
 			count = 1;
 		}
 		if (retval) {
-			bb_error_msg(_("while calling ext2fs_adjust_ea_refocunt for inode %d"),
+			bb_error_msg(_("while calling ext2fs_adjust_ea_refcount for inode %d"),
 				ino);
 			return 1;
 		}