diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3ce5db0b..f7f3d924 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def get_options():
 else:
     ext_options = get_config_posix(get_options())
 
-print("# Options for building extention module:")
+print("# Options for building extension module:")
 for k, v in ext_options.items():
     print(f"  {k}: {v}")