diff --git a/src/zm_buffer.cpp b/src/zm_buffer.cpp
index 4cb580aa4..c65d8b24a 100644
--- a/src/zm_buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_buffer.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ unsigned int Buffer::expand(unsigned int count) {
 int Buffer::read_into(int sd, unsigned int bytes) {
   // Make sure there is enough space
   this->expand(bytes);
-  Debug(3, "Reading %u btes", bytes);
+  Debug(3, "Reading %u bytes", bytes);
   int bytes_read = ::read(sd, mTail, bytes);
   if (bytes_read > 0) {
     mTail += bytes_read;