diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1408e85af..32beb41ec 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ option(OPENMC_ENABLE_COVERAGE "Compile with coverage analysis flags"
 option(OPENMC_USE_DAGMC       "Enable support for DAGMC (CAD) geometry"              OFF)
 option(OPENMC_USE_LIBMESH     "Enable support for libMesh unstructured mesh tallies" OFF)
 option(OPENMC_USE_MPI         "Enable MPI"                                           OFF)
-option(OPENMC_USE_MCPL        "Enable MPCPL"                                         OFF)
+option(OPENMC_USE_MCPL        "Enable MCPL"                                          OFF)
 
 # Warnings for deprecated options
 foreach(OLD_OPT IN ITEMS "openmp" "profile" "coverage" "dagmc" "libmesh")