diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XLS/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XLS/v1.js
index 8f7c31b095..aa3fda7068 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XLS/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XLS/v1.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.XLS.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                     }
                 });
                 if (address.freeFormAddress) {
-                    this.writeNode("freeFormAddess", address.freeFormAddress, node);
+                    this.writeNode("freeFormAddress", address.freeFormAddress, node);
                 } else {
                     if (address.street) {
                         this.writeNode("StreetAddress", address, node);