diff --git a/dist/tools/mspdebug/debug.sh b/dist/tools/mspdebug/debug.sh
index ec0f034fe128..d04e46a63540 100755
--- a/dist/tools/mspdebug/debug.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/mspdebug/debug.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if "${PREFIX}-gdb" -v > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 elif gdb-multiarch -v > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     GDB=gdb-multiarch
 else
-    echo "Couldn't find GDB (tried ${PREFIX}-gdb and gdb-mutliarch). Check \$PATH."
+    echo "Couldn't find GDB (tried ${PREFIX}-gdb and gdb-multiarch). Check \$PATH."
     exit 1
 fi