diff --git a/modules/ml/src/lr.cpp b/modules/ml/src/lr.cpp
index 57fcac7ef0..c3c314228b 100644
--- a/modules/ml/src/lr.cpp
+++ b/modules/ml/src/lr.cpp
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ void LogisticRegressionImpl::write(FileStorage& fs) const
         CV_Error(CV_StsBadArg,"file can't open. Check file path");
     }
     writeFormat(fs);
-    string desc = "Logisitic Regression Classifier";
+    string desc = "Logistic Regression Classifier";
     fs<<"classifier"<<desc.c_str();
     fs<<"alpha"<<this->params.alpha;
     fs<<"iterations"<<this->params.num_iters;