diff --git a/src/lib_shell/state.ml b/src/lib_shell/state.ml
index 1b057e401..788fd7243 100644
--- a/src/lib_shell/state.ml
+++ b/src/lib_shell/state.ml
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ module Block = struct
       (List.for_all2
          (fun l1 l2 -> List.length l1 = List.length l2)
          operations operations_metadata)
-      (failure "State.Block.store: inconstent operations and operations_data") >>=? fun () ->
+      (failure "State.Block.store: inconsistent operations and operations_data") >>=? fun () ->
     (* let's the validator check the consistency... of fitness, level, ... *)
     Shared.use chain_state.block_store begin fun store ->
       Store.Block.Invalid_block.known store hash >>= fun known_invalid ->