diff --git a/tools/db_stress.cc b/tools/db_stress.cc
index 83d55a62d..a54bf3d8f 100644
--- a/tools/db_stress.cc
+++ b/tools/db_stress.cc
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ class StressTest {
       }
 
       auto thread_pool_size_base = FLAGS_max_background_compactions;
-      auto thread_pool_size_var = FLAGS_compaction_thread_pool_varations;
+      auto thread_pool_size_var = FLAGS_compaction_thread_pool_variations;
       int new_thread_pool_size =
           thread_pool_size_base - thread_pool_size_var +
           thread->rand.Next() % (thread_pool_size_var * 2 + 1);