diff --git a/build/bakefiles/zlib.bkl b/build/bakefiles/zlib.bkl
index 12e0f9db75..a37a2b0d42 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/zlib.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/zlib.bkl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <if cond="wxUSE_ZLIB=='builtin'">$(SRCDIR)/src/zlib</if>
     </set>
 
-    <lib id="wxzlib" teplate="3rdparty_lib"
+    <lib id="wxzlib" template="3rdparty_lib"
          cond="wxUSE_ZLIB=='builtin' and BUILDING_LIB=='1'">
         <dirname>$(LIBDIRNAME)</dirname>
         <sources>