diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/delegation/AbstractDelegationTokenSecretManager.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/delegation/AbstractDelegationTokenSecretManager.java
index 1d7f2f5328..cc2efc907f 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/delegation/AbstractDelegationTokenSecretManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/token/delegation/AbstractDelegationTokenSecretManager.java
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ public synchronized TokenIdent cancelToken(Token<TokenIdent> token,
     DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(buf);
     TokenIdent id = createIdentifier();
     id.readFields(in);
-    LOG.info("Token cancelation requested for identifier: "+id);
+    LOG.info("Token cancellation requested for identifier: " + id);
     
     if (id.getUser() == null) {
       throw new InvalidToken("Token with no owner");