diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 6b41eb2947..8314eb2e9e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) check_files(ast_files []ast.File) {
 		return
 	}
 	if !has_main_mod_file {
-		c.error('projet must include a `main` module or be a shared library (compile with `v -shared`)',
+		c.error('project must include a `main` module or be a shared library (compile with `v -shared`)',
 			token.Position{})
 	} else if !has_main_fn {
 		c.error('function `main` must be declared in the main module', token.Position{})
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_mod.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_mod.out
index 35b327469f..211dbd36f4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_mod.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_mod.out
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_mod.v:1:1: error: projet must include a `main` module or be a shared library (compile with `v -shared`)
+vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_mod.v:1:1: error: project must include a `main` module or be a shared library (compile with `v -shared`)
     1 | module a
       | ^