diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
index b9e77af5af5f..4b9c091fc86b 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static int ynl_msg_end(struct ynl_sock *ys, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	}
 	if (nlh->nlmsg_pid == YNL_MSG_OVERFLOW) {
 		yerr(ys, YNL_ERROR_INPUT_TOO_BIG,
-		     "Constructred message longer than internal buffer");
+		     "Constructed message longer than internal buffer");
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}