diff --git a/runtime/syntax/gdb.vim b/runtime/syntax/gdb.vim
index c820ba4..c15b96d 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/gdb.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/gdb.vim
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 syn keyword gdbStatement contained stop target tbreak tdump tfind thbreak thread tp trace tstart tstatus tstop
 syn keyword gdbStatement contained tty und[isplay] unset until up watch whatis where while ws x
 syn match gdbFuncDef "\<define\>.*"
-syn match gdbStatmentContainer "^\s*\S\+" contains=gdbStatement,gdbFuncDef
+syn match gdbStatementContainer "^\s*\S\+" contains=gdbStatement,gdbFuncDef
 syn match gdbStatement "^\s*info" nextgroup=gdbInfo skipwhite skipempty
 
 " some commonly used abbreviations