diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-autotools.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-autotools.txt
index 1a59de3d6e..ece6c49563 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-autotools.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-autotools.txt
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ cases, typical packages will therefore only use a few of them.
   'gettextize'.) Only valid when +LIBFOO_AUTORECONF=YES+. Valid
   values are +YES+ and +NO+. The default is +NO+.
 
-* +LIBFOO_GETTEXTIZE_OPT+, to specify additional options passed to
+* +LIBFOO_GETTEXTIZE_OPTS+, to specify additional options passed to
   the 'gettextize' program, if +LIBFOO_GETTEXTIZE=YES+. You may
   use that if, for example, the +.po+ files are not located in the
   standard place (i.e. in +po/+ at the root of the package.) By
diff --git a/package/pkg-autotools.mk b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
index 3bfa140634..2c93dd96c3 100644
--- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ ifndef $(2)_GETTEXTIZE
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(4),host)
- $(2)_GETTEXTIZE_OPT ?= $$($(3)_GETTEXTIZE_OPT)
+ $(2)_GETTEXTIZE_OPTS ?= $$($(3)_GETTEXTIZE_OPTS)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(4),host)
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ endif
 #
 define GETTEXTIZE_HOOK
 	@$$(call MESSAGE,"Gettextizing")
-	$(Q)cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && $$(GETTEXTIZE) $$($$(PKG)_GETTEXTIZE_OPT)
+	$(Q)cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && $$(GETTEXTIZE) $$($$(PKG)_GETTEXTIZE_OPTS)
 endef
 
 #