diff --git a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.cpp b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.cpp
index 163a12acaa9..6f97e0e503a 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void VM_Version::initialize() {
     }
   } else if (UseGHASHIntrinsics) {
     if (!FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseGHASHIntrinsics))
-      warning("GHASH intrinsics require VIS3 insructions support. Intriniscs will be disabled");
+      warning("GHASH intrinsics require VIS3 instruction support. Intrinsics will be disabled");
     FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseGHASHIntrinsics, false);
   }