diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/recycle_test.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/recycle_test.go
index 11dd10bd838..f788a9bb9bd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/recycle_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/recycle_test.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestRecycleSync(t *testing.T) {
 			noevents, noerrors,
 			wrapTestWithInjectedOperation(wrapTestWithReclaimCalls(operationRecycle, []error{}, testSyncVolume), func(ctrl *PersistentVolumeController, reactor *pvtesting.VolumeReactor) {
 				// Mark the volume as Available before the recycler starts
-				reactor.MarkVolumeAvaiable("volume6-7")
+				reactor.MarkVolumeAvailable("volume6-7")
 			}),
 		},
 		{
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func TestRecycleSync(t *testing.T) {
 			noevents, noerrors,
 			wrapTestWithInjectedOperation(wrapTestWithReclaimCalls(operationRecycle, []error{}, testSyncVolume), func(ctrl *PersistentVolumeController, reactor *pvtesting.VolumeReactor) {
 				// Mark the volume as Available before the recycler starts
-				reactor.MarkVolumeAvaiable("volume6-8")
+				reactor.MarkVolumeAvailable("volume6-8")
 			}),
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/testing/testing.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/testing/testing.go
index de83897057e..809a04f45ac 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/testing/testing.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/testing/testing.go
@@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ func (r *VolumeReactor) AddClaimBoundToVolume(claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) {
 	}
 }
 
-// MarkVolumeAvaiable marks a PV available by name.
-func (r *VolumeReactor) MarkVolumeAvaiable(name string) {
+// MarkVolumeAvailable marks a PV available by name.
+func (r *VolumeReactor) MarkVolumeAvailable(name string) {
 	r.lock.Lock()
 	defer r.lock.Unlock()
 	if volume, ok := r.volumes[name]; ok {