diff --git a/lib/saxes.js b/lib/saxes.js
index 83577e93..071cd63f 100644
--- a/lib/saxes.js
+++ b/lib/saxes.js
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ class SaxesParser {
       (cx) => {
         if (cx !== GREATER && !isS(cx) && cx !== FORWARD_SLASH) {
           if (!isNameChar(cx)) {
-            this.fail("disallowed characer in tag name.");
+            this.fail("disallowed character in tag name.");
           }
 
           return true;