diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c
index b696b23a4cd2acf0115c3069b8a830b40c73eafc..25364b6a33af12adc51b748bf254c24e19282403 100644
--- a/src/or/config.c
+++ b/src/or/config.c
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ options_need_geoip_info(or_options_t *options, const char **reason_out)
 
   if (routerset_usage && reason_out) {
     *reason_out = "We've been configured to use (or avoid) nodes in certain "
-      "contries, and we need GEOIP information to figure out which ones they "
+      "countries, and we need GEOIP information to figure out which ones they "
       "are.";
   } else if (bridge_usage && reason_out) {
     *reason_out = "We've been configured to see which countries can access "