diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/validators.go b/builtin/providers/aws/validators.go
index 91fa6ce0b..9109753ac 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/validators.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/validators.go
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func validateIAMPolicyJson(v interface{}, k string) (ws []string, errors []error
 		return
 	}
 	if value[:1] != "{" {
-		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("%q conatains an invalid JSON policy", k))
+		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("%q contains an invalid JSON policy", k))
 		return
 	}
 	if _, err := normalizeJsonString(v); err != nil {