diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/checkin/GitCheckinEnvironment.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/checkin/GitCheckinEnvironment.java
index 030215d77403..bfed7e47749e 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/checkin/GitCheckinEnvironment.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/checkin/GitCheckinEnvironment.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class GitCheckinEnvironment implements CheckinEnvironment {
   /**
    * the file name prefix for commit message file
    */
-  @NonNls private static final String GIT_COMMIT_MSG_FILE_PREFIX = "git-comit-msg-";
+  @NonNls private static final String GIT_COMMIT_MSG_FILE_PREFIX = "git-commit-msg-";
   /**
    * the file extension for commit message file
    */