diff --git a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/guest-view-internal.coffee b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/guest-view-internal.coffee
index cc0a7c928e..b62418d146 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/guest-view-internal.coffee
+++ b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/guest-view-internal.coffee
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ WEB_VIEW_EVENTS =
   'leave-html-full-screen': []
 
 dispatchEvent = (webView, event, args...) ->
-  throw new Error("Unkown event #{event}") unless WEB_VIEW_EVENTS[event]?
+  throw new Error("Unknown event #{event}") unless WEB_VIEW_EVENTS[event]?
   domEvent = new Event(event)
   for f, i in WEB_VIEW_EVENTS[event]
     domEvent[f] = args[i]