diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 15050cf522..2d4fe3dc06 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func startNode(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, isCon
 					continue
 				}
 				if timestamp := time.Unix(int64(done.Latest.Time), 0); time.Since(timestamp) < 10*time.Minute {
-					log.Info("Synchronizations completed", "latestnum", done.Latest.Number, "latesthash", done.Latest.Hash(),
+					log.Info("Synchronisation completed", "latestnum", done.Latest.Number, "latesthash", done.Latest.Hash(),
 						"age", common.PrettyAge(timestamp))
 					stack.Close()
 				}