diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index faeff0b..e1b891a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ all: options ${PROJECT} po build-manpages
 .version-checks/%: config.mk
 	$(QUIET)test $($(*)_VERSION_CHECK) -eq 0 || \
 		pkg-config --atleast-version $($(*)_MIN_VERSION) $($(*)_PKG_CONFIG_NAME) || ( \
-		echo "The minium required version of $(*) is $($(*)_MIN_VERSION)" && \
+		echo "The minimum required version of $(*) is $($(*)_MIN_VERSION)" && \
 		false \
 	)
 	@mkdir -p .version-checks