diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/cmake.py b/mesonbuild/modules/cmake.py
index 326aac6ac..a46c39959 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/cmake.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/cmake.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class CMakeSubproject(ModuleObject):
         if res is None:
             raise InterpreterException(f'The CMake target {tgt} does not exist\n' +
                                        '  Use the following command in your meson.build to list all available targets:\n\n' +
-                                       '    message(\'CMaket targets:\\n - \' + \'\\n - \'.join(<cmake_subproject>.target_list()))')
+                                       '    message(\'CMake targets:\\n - \' + \'\\n - \'.join(<cmake_subproject>.target_list()))')
 
         # Make sure that all keys are present (if not this is a bug)
         assert all([x in res for x in ['inc', 'src', 'dep', 'tgt', 'func']])