diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 9bf9d2c..9843abd 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ conf_bar_section(void)
 
      conf.selbar.bg = getcolor(fetch_opt_first(selbar, barbg, "bg").str);
      conf.selbar.fg = fetch_opt_first(selbar, conf.colors.text, "fg").str;
-     conf.selbar.maxlenght = fetch_opt_first(selbar, "-1", "max_lenght").num;
+     conf.selbar.maxlength = fetch_opt_first(selbar, "-1", "max_length").num;
 
      mouse = fetch_section(selbar, "mouse");
 
diff --git a/src/infobar.c b/src/infobar.c
index 8cd45d5..22f1f6f 100644
--- a/src/infobar.c
+++ b/src/infobar.c
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ infobar_draw_selbar(int sc)
      else if(sel && !infobar[sc].selbar->mapped)
           barwin_map(infobar[sc].selbar);
 
-     if(conf.selbar.maxlenght >= 0 && sel)
+     if(conf.selbar.maxlength >= 0 && sel)
      {
-          str = emalloc(conf.selbar.maxlenght + 4, sizeof(char));
-          strncpy(str, sel->title, conf.selbar.maxlenght);
+          str = emalloc(conf.selbar.maxlength + 4, sizeof(char));
+          strncpy(str, sel->title, conf.selbar.maxlength);
 
-          if(strlen(sel->title) > conf.selbar.maxlenght)
+          if(strlen(sel->title) > conf.selbar.maxlength)
                strcat(str, "...");
      }
 
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 845efb6..089f08b 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ typedef struct
      {
           char *fg;
           uint bg;
-          int maxlenght;
+          int maxlength;
           MouseBinding *mouse;
           int nmouse;
      } selbar;