diff --git a/src/osd/sdl/output.c b/src/osd/sdl/output.c
index 908552b7548..61f46f1069e 100644
--- a/src/osd/sdl/output.c
+++ b/src/osd/sdl/output.c
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ void sdloutput_init(running_machine &machine)
 	if (fildes < 0)
 	{
 		output = NULL;
-		mame_printf_verbose("ouput: unable to open output notifier file %s\n", SDLMAME_OUTPUT);
+		mame_printf_verbose("output: unable to open output notifier file %s\n", SDLMAME_OUTPUT);
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		output = fdopen(fildes, "w");
 
-		mame_printf_verbose("ouput: opened output notifier file %s\n", SDLMAME_OUTPUT);
+		mame_printf_verbose("output: opened output notifier file %s\n", SDLMAME_OUTPUT);
 		fprintf(output, "MAME " PID_FMT " START %s\n", osd_getpid(), machine.system().name);
 		fflush(output);
 	}
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static void sdloutput_exit(running_machine &machine)
 		fflush(output);
 		fclose(output);
 		output = NULL;
-		mame_printf_verbose("ouput: closed output notifier file\n");
+		mame_printf_verbose("output: closed output notifier file\n");
 	}
 }