diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-vdo/dm-vdo-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-vdo/dm-vdo-target.c
index 0135a6f941fd..1d8375cc3c3e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-vdo/dm-vdo-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-vdo/dm-vdo-target.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static int __must_check parse_memory(const char *memory_str,
 
 		result = kstrtouint(memory_str, 10, &value);
 		if (result) {
-			vdo_log_error("optional parameter error: invalid memory size, must be a postive integer");
+			vdo_log_error("optional parameter error: invalid memory size, must be a positive integer");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}