diff --git a/lib/cluster.js b/lib/cluster.js
index cdd000b0853..6f003f52120 100644
--- a/lib/cluster.js
+++ b/lib/cluster.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ function Worker(customEnv) {
   }
 
   // Internal message: handle message
-  this.process.on('inernalMessage', function(message, handle) {
+  this.process.on('internalMessage', function(message, handle) {
     debug('recived: ', message);
 
     // relay to handleMessage
diff --git a/test/simple/test-child-process-internal.js b/test/simple/test-child-process-internal.js
index 91e90d426bb..dd7ce556b52 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-child-process-internal.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-child-process-internal.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   });
 
   var gotInternal;
-  child.once('inernalMessage', function(data) {
+  child.once('internalMessage', function(data) {
     gotInternal = data;
   });