diff --git a/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc b/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
index 5e0356fd3..966fe563a 100644
--- a/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
+++ b/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ struct AST_INTERNAL::ProcessGenerator
 			break;
 
 		case AST_ASSIGN:
-			ast->input_error("Found continous assignment in always/initial block!\n");
+			ast->input_error("Found continuous assignment in always/initial block!\n");
 			break;
 
 		case AST_PARAMETER: