diff --git a/wrappers/cpp/genwrapper.py b/wrappers/cpp/genwrapper.py
index 45773addd..ab7b1e1c2 100755
--- a/wrappers/cpp/genwrapper.py
+++ b/wrappers/cpp/genwrapper.py
@@ -746,14 +746,14 @@ def main():
 		os.makedirs(includedir)
 	except OSError as e:
 		if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
-			print("Cannot create '{0}' dircetory: {1}".format(includedir, e.strerror))
+			print("Cannot create '{0}' directory: {1}".format(includedir, e.strerror))
 			sys.exit(1)
 	
 	try:
 		os.makedirs(srcdir)
 	except OSError as e:
 		if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
-			print("Cannot create '{0}' dircetory: {1}".format(srcdir, e.strerror))
+			print("Cannot create '{0}' directory: {1}".format(srcdir, e.strerror))
 			sys.exit(1)
 	
 	genwrapper = GenWrapper(includedir, srcdir, args.xmldir)