diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 4e65c5ca15..2dd76c409c 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ if [ "x$libtoolize" = "x" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 if [ ! -x "$libtoolize" ]; then
-    echo "$libtoolize does not exist or ist not executable"
+    echo "$libtoolize does not exist or is not executable"
     exit 1
 fi