diff --git a/core/xml_result.cpp b/core/xml_result.cpp
index 2e4ac7e..d1e53b9 100644
--- a/core/xml_result.cpp
+++ b/core/xml_result.cpp
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ int xml_result_writer::write_adc_to_file(const std::string& filename, const adc_
     break;
   default:
     /* forget data */
-    fprintf(stderr,"forgeting adc data\n");
+    fprintf(stderr,"forgetting adc data\n");
   }
   fprintf(out,"</result>\n");
   fclose(out);