diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
index 2126ca1c38..a2c0dbaeb8 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ run_ramfs() { # <command> [...]
 
 kill_remaining() { # [ <signal> ]
 	local sig="${1:-TERM}"
-	echo -n "Sending $sig to remaing processes ... "
+	echo -n "Sending $sig to remaining processes ... "
 	top -bn1 | while read pid ppid user stat vsz pvsz pcpu cmd args; do
 		case "$pid" in
 			[0-9]*) : ;;