diff --git a/tests/eas/preliminary.py b/tests/eas/preliminary.py
index 821b4de176045555217f28c35421d22cc6312697..8cb12b84fd35bfcf974e0d30c7ac3af994dbe9fa 100644
--- a/tests/eas/preliminary.py
+++ b/tests/eas/preliminary.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class TestKernelConfig(BasicCheckTest):
                      if not kernel_config.is_enabled(c)]
 
         if len(fail_list):
-            message = 'Mising kernel configs: ' + ', '.join(fail_list)
+            message = 'Missing kernel configs: ' + ', '.join(fail_list)
             self.assertTrue(len(fail_list) == 0, msg=message)
 
 class TestWorkThroughput(BasicCheckTest):