diff --git a/includes/theme.inc b/includes/theme.inc
index 97c1c3bba6b6281e2a22fcbd1c2517020c111fc7..b1583d118b5639368d72c6c857ce8ec9ce6450d3 100644
--- a/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/includes/theme.inc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * @return a string containing the help output.
  */
 function theme_help($section) {
-  $ouptout = "";
+  $output = "";
 
   switch ($section) {
     case 'admin/system/themes#description':