diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ecccae1d1b..3156f9591d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Mon Apr 12 19:11:29 2004  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
+
+	* gc.c (rb_gc_copy_finalizer): typo.  [ruby-core:02774]
+
 Mon Apr 12 18:52:32 2004  GOTOU Yuuzou  <gotoyuzo@notwork.org>
 
 	* ext/openssl/ossl_x509name.c (ossl_x509name_init_i): should return
diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index c521e58fea..24ac61dfb4 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ rb_gc_copy_finalizer(dest, obj)
     if (!finalizer_table) return;
     if (!FL_TEST(obj, FL_FINALIZE)) return;
     if (FL_TEST(dest, FL_FINALIZE)) {
-	rb_warn("copy_finalizer: descarding old finalizers");
+	rb_warn("copy_finalizer: discarding old finalizers");
     }
     if (st_lookup(finalizer_table, obj, &table)) {
 	st_insert(finalizer_table, dest, table);