diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/value_ptr_arith.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/value_ptr_arith.c
index 4d347bc53aa28e2c439ce225402731d5d08e512c..359f3e8f8b6044a21674bff0a63c2815045e739f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/value_ptr_arith.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/value_ptr_arith.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@
 	.errstr_unpriv = "R0 pointer -= pointer prohibited",
 },
 {
-	"map access: trying to leak tained dst reg",
+	"map access: trying to leak tainted dst reg",
 	.insns = {
 	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
 	BPF_ST_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, -8, 0),