diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
index 9a280647d829..2f3eb6d293ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct bpf_object *bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename, bool source)
 			if (err)
 				return ERR_PTR(-BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__COMPILE);
 		} else
-			pr_debug("bpf: successfull builtin compilation\n");
+			pr_debug("bpf: successful builtin compilation\n");
 		obj = bpf_object__open_buffer(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz, filename);
 
 		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(obj) && llvm_param.dump_obj)