diff --git a/meta-security/classes/sanity-meta-security.bbclass b/meta-security/classes/sanity-meta-security.bbclass
index b6c6b9c..f9e2698 100644
--- a/meta-security/classes/sanity-meta-security.bbclass
+++ b/meta-security/classes/sanity-meta-security.bbclass
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 addhandler security_bbappend_distrocheck
 security_bbappend_distrocheck[eventmask] = "bb.event.SanityCheck"
 python security_bbappend_distrocheck() {
-    skip_check = e.data.getVar('SKIP_META_SECUIRTY_SANITY_CHECK') == "1"
+    skip_check = e.data.getVar('SKIP_META_SECURITY_SANITY_CHECK') == "1"
     if 'security' not in e.data.getVar('DISTRO_FEATURES').split() and not skip_check:
         bb.warn("You have included the meta-security layer, but \
 'security' has not been enabled in your DISTRO_FEATURES. Some bbappend files \