diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-environment.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-environment.bb
index 39ba96c9fb..8f9391a239 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-environment.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-environment.bb
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ do_unpack[noexec] = "1"
 do_patch[noexec] = "1"
 do_configure[noexec] = "1"
 do_compile[noexec] = "1"
-do_populage_sysroot[noexec] = "1"
+do_populate_sysroot[noexec] = "1"