diff --git a/examples/indexing/indexmpeg.c b/examples/indexing/indexmpeg.c
index 85df98d40e..29b89280b6 100644
--- a/examples/indexing/indexmpeg.c
+++ b/examples/indexing/indexmpeg.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
       pipeline = make_mpeg_decoder_pipeline (argv[2], index);
       break;
     default:
-      g_print ("unkown type %d\n", atoi (argv[1]));
+      g_print ("unknown type %d\n", atoi (argv[1]));
       return -1;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/indexing/indexmpeg.c b/tests/old/examples/indexing/indexmpeg.c
index 85df98d40e..29b89280b6 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/indexing/indexmpeg.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/indexing/indexmpeg.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
       pipeline = make_mpeg_decoder_pipeline (argv[2], index);
       break;
     default:
-      g_print ("unkown type %d\n", atoi (argv[1]));
+      g_print ("unknown type %d\n", atoi (argv[1]));
       return -1;
   }