diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/messages.properties b/core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/messages.properties
index d8a012087f..9490238f14 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/messages.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/messages.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ AccountStatusUserDetailsChecker.locked=User account is locked
 AclEntryAfterInvocationProvider.noPermission=Authentication {0} has NO permissions to the domain object {1}
 AnonymousAuthenticationProvider.incorrectKey=The presented AnonymousAuthenticationToken does not contain the expected key
 BindAuthenticator.badCredentials=Bad credentials
-BindAuthenticator.emptyPassword=Emtpy Password
+BindAuthenticator.emptyPassword=Empty Password
 CasAuthenticationProvider.incorrectKey=The presented CasAuthenticationToken does not contain the expected key
 CasAuthenticationProvider.noServiceTicket=Failed to provide a CAS service ticket to validate
 ConcurrentSessionControlStrategy.exceededAllowed=Maximum sessions of {0} for this principal exceeded