diff --git a/src/tiv.cpp b/src/tiv.cpp
index a012a93..4d6c818 100644
--- a/src/tiv.cpp
+++ b/src/tiv.cpp
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                   << std::endl;
     }
 #else
-    std::cerr << "Warning: failed to determine most reasonable sie: "
+    std::cerr << "Warning: failed to determine most reasonable size: "
                  "unrecognized system, defaulting to 80x24"
               << std::endl;
 #endif