diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/event_update.c b/tools/perf/tests/event_update.c
index 4bb772e2b73d..0497d900ced2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/event_update.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/event_update.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int test__event_update(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unu
 
 	evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to allos ids",
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to allocate ids",
 			!perf_evsel__alloc_id(evsel, 1, 1));
 
 	perf_evlist__id_add(evlist, evsel, 0, 0, 123);