diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.C b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.C
index 6266e5bb49..77de5b1ffe 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.C
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Foam::porosityModel::porosityModel
 {
     if (zoneName_ == word::null)
     {
-        dict.lookup("actuve") >> active_;
+        dict.lookup("active") >> active_;
         dict_.lookup("cellZone") >> zoneName_;
     }