diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/security/auth/module/Krb5LoginModule.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/security/auth/module/Krb5LoginModule.java
index 2f2a4944173..aaab5a9da11 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/security/auth/module/Krb5LoginModule.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/security/auth/module/Krb5LoginModule.java
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ public class Krb5LoginModule implements LoginModule {
 
         if (doNotPrompt) {
             throw new LoginException
-                ("Unable to obtain Princpal Name for authentication ");
+                ("Unable to obtain Principal Name for authentication ");
         } else {
             if (callbackHandler == null)
                 throw new LoginException("No CallbackHandler "