diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/OPTIONS.def b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/OPTIONS.def
index 77569fe689..9b71f52e8e 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/OPTIONS.def
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/OPTIONS.def
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ NOPTION(OT_CSTRING, \
         "I", NULL, \
         PP_I, \
         0, 0, 0, NULL, \
-        "Add directroy dir for header file search")
+        "Add directory dir for header file search")
 
 // -create-library
 OPTION(OT_BOOL, \