diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index afe6d56..6bbc351 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ if test a"$libdb" != "ano"; then
         else
             print_libdbpath="under $libdbpath..."
         fi
-        echo -n "checking for BerleleyDB v$DBVER $print_libdbpath"
+        echo -n "checking for BerkeleyDB v$DBVER $print_libdbpath"
         LIBS="$usedblib $OLD_LIBS"
         AC_LINK_IFELSE(
                [AC_LANG_SOURCE(