diff --git a/mbsebbs/mbsebbs.c b/mbsebbs/mbsebbs.c
index fa2f4498..a561d55b 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/mbsebbs.c
+++ b/mbsebbs/mbsebbs.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	Syslog('+', "REMOTEHOST %s", p);
     if ((p = getenv("TERM")) != NULL)
 	Syslog('+', "TERM=%s", p);
-    if ((p = getnev("LANG")) != NULL)
+    if ((p = getenv("LANG")) != NULL)
 	Syslog('+', "LANG=%s", p);
     if ((p = getenv("LC_ALL")) != NULL)
 	Syslog('+', "LC_ALL=%s", p);