diff --git a/parser.c b/parser.c
index 38d6d6c..08635cd 100644
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -6036,7 +6036,7 @@
     if (RAW != '>') {
 	ctxt->errNo = XML_ERR_DOCTYPE_NOT_FINISHED;
 	if ((ctxt->sax != NULL) && (ctxt->sax->error != NULL))
-	    ctxt->sax->error(ctxt->userData, "DOCTYPE unproperly terminated\n");
+	    ctxt->sax->error(ctxt->userData, "DOCTYPE improperly terminated\n");
 	ctxt->wellFormed = 0;
 	ctxt->disableSAX = 1;
     }
@@ -6101,7 +6101,7 @@
     if (RAW != '>') {
 	ctxt->errNo = XML_ERR_DOCTYPE_NOT_FINISHED;
 	if ((ctxt->sax != NULL) && (ctxt->sax->error != NULL))
-	    ctxt->sax->error(ctxt->userData, "DOCTYPE unproperly terminated\n");
+	    ctxt->sax->error(ctxt->userData, "DOCTYPE improperly terminated\n");
 	ctxt->wellFormed = 0;
 	ctxt->disableSAX = 1;
     }