diff --git a/maxctrl/CMakeLists.txt b/maxctrl/CMakeLists.txt
index 6516a82eb..3105cb14e 100644
--- a/maxctrl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/maxctrl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ if (BUILD_MAXCTRL)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Not building MaxCtrl: npm or Node.js >= 6.0.0 not found. Add the following to skip MaxCtrl: -DBUILD_MAXCTRL=N")
   endif()
 else()
-  messages(STATUS "Not building MaxCtrl: BUILD_MAXCTRL=N")
+  message(STATUS "Not building MaxCtrl: BUILD_MAXCTRL=N")
 endif()