diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8937b70f3d3b77b47118c441ae70ab1bdd2c18a6..3df879f38ccb3927df40f70b3b2f90eedecc7831 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ SUBDIR+=	orocos-bfl
 SUBDIR+=	orocos-dot_service
 SUBDIR+=	orocos-yarp_transport
 SUBDIR+=	osg-dae
-SBUDIR+=	pal-msgs
+SUBDIR+=	pal-msgs
 SUBDIR+=	pinocchio
 SUBDIR+=	pr2-pick-object
 SUBDIR+=	py-dynamic-graph-v3