diff --git a/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/eventbus/EventBusTest.java b/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/eventbus/EventBusTest.java
index 319f7e60529a..e92556fafa74 100644
--- a/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/eventbus/EventBusTest.java
+++ b/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/eventbus/EventBusTest.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public void testSubscriberThrowsException() throws Exception {
     final RecordingSubscriberExceptionHandler handler = new RecordingSubscriberExceptionHandler();
     final EventBus eventBus = new EventBus(handler);
     final RuntimeException exception =
-        new RuntimeException("but culottes have a tendancy to ride up!");
+        new RuntimeException("but culottes have a tendency to ride up!");
     final Object subscriber =
         new Object() {
           @Subscribe
diff --git a/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/eventbus/EventBusTest.java b/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/eventbus/EventBusTest.java
index 319f7e60529a..e92556fafa74 100644
--- a/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/eventbus/EventBusTest.java
+++ b/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/eventbus/EventBusTest.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public void testSubscriberThrowsException() throws Exception {
     final RecordingSubscriberExceptionHandler handler = new RecordingSubscriberExceptionHandler();
     final EventBus eventBus = new EventBus(handler);
     final RuntimeException exception =
-        new RuntimeException("but culottes have a tendancy to ride up!");
+        new RuntimeException("but culottes have a tendency to ride up!");
     final Object subscriber =
         new Object() {
           @Subscribe