diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e7e9713..34a66b4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ basepython =
 extras=
     test
     doctest: doc
-whitelest_externals=make
+whitelist_externals=make
 
 [testenv:lint]
 basepython=python