diff --git a/matlab/check_matlab_path.m b/matlab/check_matlab_path.m
index 75f9c26e6..79bf393d9 100644
--- a/matlab/check_matlab_path.m
+++ b/matlab/check_matlab_path.m
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ else
                 end
                 if change_path_flag
                     skipline()
-                    msg = sprintf(['I put %s on top of your Matlab/Ocatve path.' ...
+                    msg = sprintf(['I put %s on top of your Matlab/Octave path.' ...
                                    '\nNote that this is a temporary change (i.e. it will not affect future Matlab/Octave sessions).\n' ...
                                    '\nIf the ordering was intentional, i.e. if you really want to override the routines distributed with Dynare,' ...
                                    ' you can change this behavior using the ''nopathchange'' option (see the reference manual).'], DYNARE_PATH);