diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 06c8c54d6f..524c6ab97d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Tue Mar 3 15:58:55 +0100 2009 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
+
+	config: fix a typo
+	* src/qemu_conf.c (CHECK_TYPE): Fix typo:
+	s/security_river/security_driver/
+
 Tue Mar  3 15:35:02 CET 2009 Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>
 
 	* po/*: update italian, polish and brazilian translations, regenerate
diff --git a/src/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu_conf.c
index 71fed5af68..03f710fa98 100644
--- a/src/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu_conf.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int qemudLoadDriverConfig(struct qemud_driver *driver,
     }
 
     p = virConfGetValue (conf, "security_driver");
-    CHECK_TYPE ("security_river", VIR_CONF_STRING);
+    CHECK_TYPE ("security_driver", VIR_CONF_STRING);
     if (p && p->str) {
         if (!(driver->securityDriverName = strdup(p->str))) {
             virReportOOMError(NULL);