diff --git a/sys/cam/cam_periph.c b/sys/cam/cam_periph.c
index 5fa74737c1e8..26fbc6e8439a 100644
--- a/sys/cam/cam_periph.c
+++ b/sys/cam/cam_periph.c
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ cam_periph_error(union ccb *ccb, cam_flags camflags,
 			ccb->ccb_h.retry_count--;
 			error = ERESTART;
 		} else {
-			action_string = "Retries Exausted";
+			action_string = "Retries Exhausted";
 			error = EIO;
 		}
 		break;