diff --git a/akka-slf4j/src/main/scala/akka/event/slf4j/Slf4jEventHandler.scala b/akka-slf4j/src/main/scala/akka/event/slf4j/Slf4jEventHandler.scala
index 77f2c5f845..1e5b99961c 100644
--- a/akka-slf4j/src/main/scala/akka/event/slf4j/Slf4jEventHandler.scala
+++ b/akka-slf4j/src/main/scala/akka/event/slf4j/Slf4jEventHandler.scala
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ import akka.event.Logging.Warning
 class Slf4jEventHandler extends Slf4jLogger {
 
   self ! Warning(getClass.getName, getClass,
-    s"[${getClass.getName}] is depreceated, use [${classOf[Slf4jLogger].getName}] instead")
+    s"[${getClass.getName}] is deprecated, use [${classOf[Slf4jLogger].getName}] instead")
 
 }
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