diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 450cd63d69b..3f279000aca 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1999-08-23  Paul Burchard <burchard@pobox.com>
+
+	* decl.c (check_default_argument): Fix typo.
+
 1999-08-22  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* cp-tree.def (STMT_EXPR): Fix typo in node name.
diff --git a/gcc/cp/decl.c b/gcc/cp/decl.c
index 1b1ad983b45..dee8d276b3b 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/decl.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/decl.c
@@ -11335,7 +11335,7 @@ check_default_argument (decl, arg)
 	cp_error ("default argument for `%#D' has type `%T'", 
 		  decl, TREE_TYPE (arg));
       else
-	cp_error ("default argument for paramter of type `%T' has type `%T'",
+	cp_error ("default argument for parameter of type `%T' has type `%T'",
 		  decl_type, TREE_TYPE (arg));
 
       return error_mark_node;