diff --git a/json_object.c b/json_object.c
index f0ce5f7..3ff4d64 100644
--- a/json_object.c
+++ b/json_object.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ struct json_object* json_object_new_object()
   if(!this) return NULL;
   this->_delete = &json_object_object_delete;
   this->_to_json_string = &json_object_object_to_json_string;
-  this->o.c_object = lh_kchar_table_new(JSON_OBJECT_DEF_HASH_ENTIRES,
+  this->o.c_object = lh_kchar_table_new(JSON_OBJECT_DEF_HASH_ENTRIES,
 					NULL, &json_object_lh_entry_free);
   return this;
 }
diff --git a/json_object.h b/json_object.h
index bbfea85..4c8f6db 100644
--- a/json_object.h
+++ b/json_object.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef _json_object_h_
 #define _json_object_h_
 
-#define JSON_OBJECT_DEF_HASH_ENTIRES 16
+#define JSON_OBJECT_DEF_HASH_ENTRIES 16
 
 #undef FALSE
 #define FALSE ((boolean)0)