diff --git a/src/core/dbus-cgroup.c b/src/core/dbus-cgroup.c
index 1de476a2ef..d170f6ad9f 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-cgroup.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static int bus_cgroup_set_transient_property(
 
                         cc = cgroup_controller_from_string(t);
                         if (cc < 0)
-                                return sd_bus_error_setf(error, SD_BUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS, "Unknown cgroup contoller '%s'", t);
+                                return sd_bus_error_setf(error, SD_BUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS, "Unknown cgroup controller '%s'", t);
 
                         mask |= CGROUP_CONTROLLER_TO_MASK(cc);
                 }