diff --git a/application.c b/application.c
index 1e4971c..e592b1c 100644
--- a/application.c
+++ b/application.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ void main(void)
 	// show watchdog information
 	printf("setup watchdog: %.2fs", WATCHDOG_PERIOD / 1000.0);
 	if (FLASH_OBR & FLASH_OBR_OPTERR) {
-		puts(" (option bytes not set in flash: software wachtdog used, not automatically started at reset)\n");
+		puts(" (option bytes not set in flash: software watchdog used, not automatically started at reset)\n");
 	} else if (FLASH_OBR & FLASH_OBR_WDG_SW) {
 		puts(" (software watchdog used, not automatically started at reset)\n");
 	} else {