diff --git a/usr.sbin/mld6query/mld6.c b/usr.sbin/mld6query/mld6.c
index 0bf964ac4f82..216c08608933 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mld6query/mld6.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/mld6query/mld6.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ make_msg(int index, struct in6_addr *addr, u_int type, struct in6_addr *qaddr)
 		break;
 	}
 	if (ifap == NULL)
-		errx(1, "no linkocal address is available");
+		errx(1, "no linklocal address is available");
 	memcpy(&src, &((struct sockaddr_in6 *)ifap->ifa_addr)->sin6_addr,
 	       sizeof(src));
 	freeifaddrs(ifa);