diff --git a/msp/identities.go b/msp/identities.go
index e23ff14d432..b4fac3654ef 100644
--- a/msp/identities.go
+++ b/msp/identities.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (id *identity) getHashOpt(hashFamily string) (bccsp.HashOpts, error) {
 	case bccsp.SHA3:
 		return bccsp.GetHashOpt(bccsp.SHA3_256)
 	}
-	return nil, errors.Errorf("hash familiy not recognized [%s]", hashFamily)
+	return nil, errors.Errorf("hash family not recognized [%s]", hashFamily)
 }
 
 type signingidentity struct {