diff --git a/build/aclocal/gtk-3.0.m4 b/build/aclocal/gtk-3.0.m4
index 4838f16a4d..4fc99064c2 100644
--- a/build/aclocal/gtk-3.0.m4
+++ b/build/aclocal/gtk-3.0.m4
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ main ()
           echo "*** If you have an old version installed, it is best to remove it, although"
           echo "*** you may also be able to get things to work by modifying LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ],
         [ echo "*** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log for the"
-          echo "*** exact error that occured. This usually means GTK+ is incorrectly installed."])
+          echo "*** exact error that occurred. This usually means GTK+ is incorrectly installed."])
           CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
           LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
        fi