diff --git a/bfd/elf32-mips.c b/bfd/elf32-mips.c
index 95f86375e17..b3fdbd68460 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-mips.c
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
 	return false;
       break;
     case SHT_MIPS_CONTENT:
-      if (strncmp (name, ".MIPS.content", sizeof ".MIPS.contents" - 1) != 0)
+      if (strncmp (name, ".MIPS.content", sizeof ".MIPS.content" - 1) != 0)
 	return false;
       break;
     case SHT_MIPS_OPTIONS: