diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
index 5d0049626d..c0ec605209 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class RecipeEvent(Event):
         Event.__init__(self)
 
 class RecipePreFinalise(RecipeEvent):
-    """ Recipe Parsing Complete but not yet finialised"""
+    """ Recipe Parsing Complete but not yet finalised"""
 
 class RecipeTaskPreProcess(RecipeEvent):
     """