diff --git a/src/rustc/driver/driver.rs b/src/rustc/driver/driver.rs
index f109e28cd59..387f62034da 100644
--- a/src/rustc/driver/driver.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/driver/driver.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ fn compile_upto(sess: session, cfg: ast::crate_cfg,
     let region_map = time(time_passes, ~"region resolution", ||
         middle::region::resolve_crate(sess, def_map, crate));
 
-    let rp_set = time(time_passes, ~"region paramerization inference", ||
+    let rp_set = time(time_passes, ~"region parameterization inference", ||
         middle::region::determine_rp_in_crate(sess, ast_map, def_map, crate));
 
     let ty_cx = ty::mk_ctxt(sess, def_map, ast_map, freevars,