diff --git a/internal/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/internal/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 3346714367..ac19c145aa 100644
--- a/internal/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/internal/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, restCfg *rest.Config, svrCfg *ec.Server, resources
 
 	// Create and register the controllers with the manager.
 	if err := newGatewayAPIController(ctx, mgr, svrCfg, updateHandler.Writer(), resources); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failted to create gatewayapi controller: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create gatewayapi controller: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Add health check health probes.