diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataXceiverServer.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataXceiverServer.java
index ea85a476a42..7faf2108bd4 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataXceiverServer.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataXceiverServer.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class DataXceiverServer implements Runnable {
         int curXceiverCount = datanode.getXceiverCount();
         if (curXceiverCount > maxXceiverCount) {
           throw new IOException("Xceiver count " + curXceiverCount
-              + " exceeds the limit of concurrent xcievers: "
+              + " exceeds the limit of concurrent xceivers: "
               + maxXceiverCount);
         }