diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index b9111d738f1..8b92e953062 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -5111,7 +5111,7 @@ Disable with --skip-ndbcluster (will save memory).",
    (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_autoincrement_prefetch_sz,
    (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_autoincrement_prefetch_sz,
    0, GET_ULONG, REQUIRED_ARG, 32, 1, 256, 0, 0, 0},
-  {"ndb-distibution", OPT_NDB_DISTRIBUTION,
+  {"ndb-distribution", OPT_NDB_DISTRIBUTION,
    "Default distribution for new tables in ndb",
    (gptr*) &opt_ndb_distribution,
    (gptr*) &opt_ndb_distribution,