diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ffce475472..d836f2195f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ set_property(
 
 set(CP2K_USE_ACCEL
     "NONE"
-    CACHE STRING "Set hardware acceleartion support: CUDA, HIP")
+    CACHE STRING "Set hardware acceleration support: CUDA, HIP")
 
 set_property(CACHE CP2K_USE_ACCEL
              PROPERTY STRINGS ${CP2K_SUPPORTED_ACCELERATION_TARGETS})