diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 8757ae80022..8837068dc31 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ Release 2.6.0 - UNRELEASED
 
     HADOOP-10931 compile error on tools/hadoop-openstack (xukun via stevel)
 
+    HADOOP-10929. Typo in Configuration.getPasswordFromCredentialProviders
+    (lmccay via brandonli)
+
 Release 2.5.0 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/conf/Configuration.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/conf/Configuration.java
index c98537da4fd..56a356dd012 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/conf/Configuration.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/conf/Configuration.java
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ public class Configuration implements Iterable<Map.Entry<String,String>>,
   public char[] getPassword(String name) throws IOException {
     char[] pass = null;
 
-    pass = getPasswordFromCredenitalProviders(name);
+    pass = getPasswordFromCredentialProviders(name);
 
     if (pass == null) {
       pass = getPasswordFromConfig(name);
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ public class Configuration implements Iterable<Map.Entry<String,String>>,
    * @return password or null if not found
    * @throws IOException
    */
-  protected char[] getPasswordFromCredenitalProviders(String name)
+  protected char[] getPasswordFromCredentialProviders(String name)
       throws IOException {
     char[] pass = null;
     try {