diff --git a/lib/fimg-core.c b/lib/fimg-core.c
index 1b18772..0e24dce 100644
--- a/lib/fimg-core.c
+++ b/lib/fimg-core.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fprintf(stderr, "surface is %d pixels, need %d bytes\n", surface, size);
 
 fptr = (float *)malloc(size);
 if (NULL==fptr) {
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s : nom mem, exiting.\n", __func__);
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s : no mem, exiting.\n", __func__);
 	exit(1);
 	}