diff --git a/tsdb/db.go b/tsdb/db.go
index 8abcaf117e..2d0af5c940 100644
--- a/tsdb/db.go
+++ b/tsdb/db.go
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ func (db *DB) compactBlocks() (err error) {
 		// long enough that we end up with a HEAD block that needs to be written.
 		// Check if that's the case and stop compactions early.
 		if db.head.compactable() && !db.waitingForCompactionDelay() {
-			db.logger.Warn("aborting block compactions to persit the head block")
+			db.logger.Warn("aborting block compactions to persist the head block")
 			return nil
 		}