diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/fsm/StateDescriptor.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/fsm/StateDescriptor.java
index aec14b18e..dcff96b67 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/fsm/StateDescriptor.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/fsm/StateDescriptor.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public abstract class StateDescriptor {
         addAndCheckNonExistent(precedenceOver, subordinate);
     }
 
-    protected void declareInferiortyTo(Class<? extends StateDescriptor> superior) {
+    protected void declareInferiorityTo(Class<? extends StateDescriptor> superior) {
         addAndCheckNonExistent(inferiorTo, superior);
     }
 
diff --git a/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sm/StreamManagementModule.java b/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sm/StreamManagementModule.java
index 58be31a34..1a6c78a93 100644
--- a/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sm/StreamManagementModule.java
+++ b/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sm/StreamManagementModule.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class StreamManagementModule extends ModularXmppClientToServerConnectionM
             addPredeccessor(AuthenticatedButUnboundStateDescriptor.class);
             addSuccessor(AuthenticatedAndResourceBoundStateDescriptor.class);
             declarePrecedenceOver(ResourceBindingStateDescriptor.class);
-            declareInferiortyTo(CompressionStateDescriptor.class);
+            declareInferiorityTo(CompressionStateDescriptor.class);
         }
 
         @Override