diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3AFileSystem.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3AFileSystem.java
index c26ba60573f..209ead7b854 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3AFileSystem.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3AFileSystem.java
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ public class S3AFileSystem extends FileSystem {
       //Verify dest is not a child of the source directory
       if (dstKey.startsWith(srcKey)) {
         throw new RenameFailedException(srcKey, dstKey,
-            "cannot rename a directory to a subdirectory o fitself ");
+            "cannot rename a directory to a subdirectory of itself ");
       }
 
       List<DeleteObjectsRequest.KeyVersion> keysToDelete = new ArrayList<>();