diff --git a/osal/linux/PosixThread.cpp b/osal/linux/PosixThread.cpp
index c63dde9f..5750471d 100644
--- a/osal/linux/PosixThread.cpp
+++ b/osal/linux/PosixThread.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 PosixThread::PosixThread(const char* name_, int priority_, size_t stackSize_):
 		thread(0),priority(priority_),stackSize(stackSize_) {
     name[0] = '\0';
-    strncat(name, name_, PTHREAD_MAX_NAMELE - 1);
+    strncat(name, name_, PTHREAD_MAX_NAMELEN - 1);
 }
 
 PosixThread::~PosixThread() {