diff --git a/utils/pval.c b/utils/pval.c
index 3dd5b30cdb5b51b53257afe9b6b8dab3b6010716..d2c37149ec3fe514e3f8db1d5a01bfe1c78210c5 100644
--- a/utils/pval.c
+++ b/utils/pval.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static void print_pval(FILE *fin, pval *item, int depth)
 		if ( item->u4.regexten )
 			fprintf(fin, "regexten ");
 		if ( item->u3.hints )
-			fprintf(fin,"hint(%s) ", item->u3.hints);
+			fprintf(fin,"hints(%s) ", item->u3.hints);
 		
 		fprintf(fin,"%s => \n", item->u1.str);
 		print_pval_list(fin,item->u2.statements,depth+1);