diff --git a/spec.go b/spec.go
index 93cc2884a68..8044f532006 100644
--- a/spec.go
+++ b/spec.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func createCgroupConfig(name string, spec *specs.Spec) (*configs.Cgroup, error)
 			minor = *d.Minor
 		}
 		if d.Access == nil || *d.Access == "" {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("device access at %d field canot be empty", i)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("device access at %d field can not be empty", i)
 		}
 		dt, err := stringToDeviceRune(t)
 		if err != nil {