diff --git a/src/libcamera/log.cpp b/src/libcamera/log.cpp
index 281e31d963f5..9b2ae1bac8c8 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/log.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/log.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const char *log_severity_name(LogSeverity severity)
 	if (static_cast<unsigned int>(severity) < ARRAY_SIZE(names))
 		return names[severity];
 	else
-		return "UNKN";
+		return "UNKWN";
 }
 
 /**