diff --git a/scripts/generate-mo b/scripts/generate-mo
index e26575b41..c0e29453f 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-mo
+++ b/scripts/generate-mo
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fi
 
 for x in po/*.po  ; do 
     lang=`echo $x | sed 's@po/\(.*\)\.po@\1@'`
-    if [ ! -z "$stas" ] ; then
+    if [ ! -z "$stats" ] ; then
         echo -n "$lang: "
     fi
     mkdir -p locale/$lang/LC_MESSAGES