diff --git a/contrib/hadoop-consumer/README b/contrib/hadoop-consumer/README
index 5395d38ff9a..54a2666a7c4 100644
--- a/contrib/hadoop-consumer/README
+++ b/contrib/hadoop-consumer/README
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ HOW TO RUN:
 In order to run this, make sure the HADOOP_HOME environment variable points to 
 your hadoop installation directory.
 
-1. Complile using "sbt" to create a package for hadoop consumer code.
+1. Compile using "sbt" to create a package for hadoop consumer code.
 ./sbt package
 
 2. Run the hadoop-setup.sh script that enables write permission on the