diff --git a/libcontainer/process_linux.go b/libcontainer/process_linux.go
index 5b81317fd..2f3de7e4f 100644
--- a/libcontainer/process_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/process_linux.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (p *initProcess) start() error {
 		}
 	}()
 	if err := p.createNetworkInterfaces(); err != nil {
-		return newSystemErrorWithCause(err, "creating nework interfaces")
+		return newSystemErrorWithCause(err, "creating network interfaces")
 	}
 	if err := p.sendConfig(); err != nil {
 		return newSystemErrorWithCause(err, "sending config to init process")