diff --git a/scripts/ssl-enum-ciphers.nse b/scripts/ssl-enum-ciphers.nse
index 9830f5d05..5e58ed070 100644
--- a/scripts/ssl-enum-ciphers.nse
+++ b/scripts/ssl-enum-ciphers.nse
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ end
 action = function(host, port)
 
   if not have_ssl then
-    stdnse.verbose("OpenSSL not available; some cipher scores will be unkown.")
+    stdnse.verbose("OpenSSL not available; some cipher scores will be marked as unknown.")
   end
 
   local results = {}