diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_nsm.c b/ospfd/ospf_nsm.c
index 58f087ca4f..9cd83c245c 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_nsm.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_nsm.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static void nsm_change_state(struct ospf_neighbor *nbr, int state)
 			OSPF_DD_FLAG_I | OSPF_DD_FLAG_M | OSPF_DD_FLAG_MS;
 		if (CHECK_FLAG(oi->ospf->config, OSPF_LOG_ADJACENCY_DETAIL))
 			zlog_info(
-				"%s: Intializing [DD]: %s with seqnum:%x , flags:%x",
+				"%s: Initializing [DD]: %s with seqnum:%x , flags:%x",
 				(oi->ospf->name) ? oi->ospf->name
 						 : VRF_DEFAULT_NAME,
 				inet_ntoa(nbr->router_id), nbr->dd_seqnum,