diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index d6d07682a6..415eb326c0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ python populate_packages () {
 	for pkg in packages.split():
 		if pkg in package_list:
 			bb.error("-------------------")
-			bb.error("%s is listed in PACKAGES mutliple times, this leads to packaging errors." % pkg)
+			bb.error("%s is listed in PACKAGES multiple times, this leads to packaging errors." % pkg)
 			bb.error("Please fix the metadata/report this as bug to OE bugtracker.")
 			bb.error("-------------------")
 		else: