diff --git a/libavcodec/dcadec.c b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
index 79d50975be..4392f032f9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dcadec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
@@ -2426,7 +2426,7 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
          * masks in some sense -- unfortunately some channels could overlap */
         if (av_popcount(channel_mask) != av_popcount(channel_layout)) {
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG,
-                   "DTS-XXCH: Inconsistant avcodec/dts channel layouts\n");
+                   "DTS-XXCH: Inconsistent avcodec/dts channel layouts\n");
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
         }