diff --git a/lib/puma/cli.rb b/lib/puma/cli.rb
index db47a501..27b9d83d 100644
--- a/lib/puma/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/puma/cli.rb
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ module Puma
 
       Thread.new do
         IO.select [@check_pipe]
-        log "! Detected parent died, dieing"
+        log "! Detected parent died, dying"
         exit! 1
       end