diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b5583e954..71486868b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ option(ENABLE_OPENMP "Enable OpenMP support" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_COVERAGE "Enable code coverage output" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_MEMCHECK "Enable memory checking in tests" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_JSON "Enable json configureation file reading" ON)
-option(ENABLE_REGESSION_TESTS "Enable regression tests against the old pre-processed version of micm" ON)
+option(ENABLE_REGRESSION_TESTS "Enable regression tests against the old pre-processed version of micm" ON)
 option(BUILD_DOCS "Build the documentation" OFF)
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/Dockerfile.nvhpc b/Dockerfile.nvhpc
index 078cbcedc..aacc95a86 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.nvhpc
+++ b/Dockerfile.nvhpc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ RUN mkdir /build \
       && cmake \
         -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debug \
         -D ENABLE_CLANG_TIDY:BOOL=FALSE \
-        -D ENABLE_REGESSION_TESTS:BOOL=FALSE \
+        -D ENABLE_REGRESSION_TESTS:BOOL=FALSE \
         ../micm \
       && make -j 8 install
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d272a9163..ae4be7f11 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_CLANG_TIDY "")
 
 add_subdirectory(unit)
 
-if(ENABLE_REGESSION_TESTS)
+if(ENABLE_REGRESSION_TESTS)
   add_subdirectory(regression)
 endif()