diff --git a/src/lxc/conf.c b/src/lxc/conf.c
index 4372bfe8e..8cd517485 100644
--- a/src/lxc/conf.c
+++ b/src/lxc/conf.c
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ static int mount_rootfs(const char *rootfs, const char *target, const char *opti
 	}
 
 	if (access(absrootfs, F_OK)) {
-		SYSERROR("Th rootfs \"%s\" is not accessible.", absrootfs);
+		SYSERROR("The rootfs \"%s\" is not accessible.", absrootfs);
 		return -1;
 	}