diff --git a/programs/x509/cert_write.c b/programs/x509/cert_write.c
index 5e0d608..19215c9 100644
--- a/programs/x509/cert_write.c
+++ b/programs/x509/cert_write.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
                 if ((subtype_value = strchr(q, ':')) != NULL) {
                     *subtype_value++ = '\0';
                 } else {
-                    mbedtls_printf("Invalid argument for option SAN: Entry should be seperated by a colon\n");
+                    mbedtls_printf("Invalid argument for option SAN: Entry should be separated by a colon\n");
                     goto usage;
                 }
                 if (strcmp(q, "RFC822") == 0) {