diff --git a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/scaling.c b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/scaling.c
index f26eec51b03..0b8dea01ada 100644
--- a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/scaling.c
+++ b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/scaling.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static struct ImBuf *scaledowny(struct ImBuf *ibuf, int newy)
 	}
 	if (ibuf->rect_float) {
 		do_float = 1;
-		_newrectf = MEM_mallocN(newy * ibuf->x * sizeof(float) * 4, "scaldownyf");
+		_newrectf = MEM_mallocN(newy * ibuf->x * sizeof(float) * 4, "scaledownyf");
 		if (_newrectf==NULL) {
 			if (_newrect) MEM_freeN(_newrect);
 			return(ibuf);