diff --git a/lib/child_process.js b/lib/child_process.js
index f72b78b2410..14bf165321f 100644
--- a/lib/child_process.js
+++ b/lib/child_process.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function setupChannel(target, channel) {
             typeof message === 'object' &&
             typeof message.cmd === 'string' &&
             message.cmd.indexOf('NODE_') === 0) {
-          target.emit('inernalMessage', message, recvHandle);
+          target.emit('internalMessage', message, recvHandle);
         }
         //Non-internal message
         else {