diff --git a/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_monitord.c b/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_monitord.c
index f8312998b..3b931b361 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_monitord.c
+++ b/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_monitord.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 
 		if (quit == LXC_MAINLOOP_CLOSE) {
-			NOTICE("Got quit command. lxc-monitord is exitting");
+			NOTICE("Got quit command. lxc-monitord is exiting");
 			break;
 		}
 	}