diff --git a/sys/dev/ae/if_ae.c b/sys/dev/ae/if_ae.c
index 33ecfbe48ff..d3e95ef1eb8 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ae/if_ae.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ae/if_ae.c
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ ae_get_reg_eaddr(ae_softc_t *sc, uint32_t *eaddr)
 	if (AE_CHECK_EADDR_VALID(eaddr) != 0) {
 		if (bootverbose)
 			device_printf(sc->dev,
-			    "Ethetnet address registers are invalid.\n");
+			    "Ethernet address registers are invalid.\n");
 		return (EINVAL);
 	}
 	return (0);