diff --git a/networking/telnet.c b/networking/telnet.c
index 40cf7a128..cf55de6af 100644
--- a/networking/telnet.c
+++ b/networking/telnet.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static struct in_addr getserver(char * host)
 	struct hostent * he;
 	if ((he = gethostbyname(host)) == NULL)
 	{
-		fatalError("%s: Unkonwn host\n", host);
+		fatalError("%s: Unknown host\n", host);
 	}
 	memcpy(&addr, he->h_addr, sizeof addr);
 
diff --git a/telnet.c b/telnet.c
index 40cf7a128..cf55de6af 100644
--- a/telnet.c
+++ b/telnet.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static struct in_addr getserver(char * host)
 	struct hostent * he;
 	if ((he = gethostbyname(host)) == NULL)
 	{
-		fatalError("%s: Unkonwn host\n", host);
+		fatalError("%s: Unknown host\n", host);
 	}
 	memcpy(&addr, he->h_addr, sizeof addr);