diff --git a/beets/art.py b/beets/art.py
index a47fe02cb..4f873fc60 100644
--- a/beets/art.py
+++ b/beets/art.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def check_art_similarity(log, item, imagepath, compare_threshold):
                 log.debug(u'IM output is not a number: {0!r}', out_str)
                 return
 
-            log.debug(u'ImageMagick copmare score: {0}', phash_diff)
+            log.debug(u'ImageMagick compare score: {0}', phash_diff)
             return phash_diff <= compare_threshold
 
     return True