diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/key/kms/ValueQueue.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/key/kms/ValueQueue.java
index f38a6b3c984..4aeeeefaddf 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/key/kms/ValueQueue.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/key/kms/ValueQueue.java
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public class ValueQueue <E> {
         ekvs.add(val);
       }
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      throw new IOException("Exeption while contacting value generator ", e);
+      throw new IOException("Exception while contacting value generator ", e);
     }
     return ekvs;
   }