diff --git a/src/data/cam_thermo.F90 b/src/data/cam_thermo.F90
index a6de3d2b..a776cece 100644
--- a/src/data/cam_thermo.F90
+++ b/src/data/cam_thermo.F90
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ subroutine get_hydrostatic_energy_1hd(tracer, moist_mixing_ratio, pdel_in, &
       case(vc_height)
          if (.not. present(phis)) then
             write(iulog, *) subname, ' phis must be present for ',     &
-                 'heigt-based vertical coordinate'
+                 'height-based vertical coordinate'
             call endrun(subname//':  phis must be present for '//      &
                  'height-based vertical coordinate')
          end if