diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php b/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
index f21bd28cb..91c2c221d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class ModelValidator {
 			$methods[strtolower($method)] = array($this->_model, $method);
 		}
 
-		foreach (array_keys($this->_model->Behaviors->methods()) as $mthod) {
+		foreach (array_keys($this->_model->Behaviors->methods()) as $method) {
 			$methods += array(strtolower($method) => array($this->_model, $method));
 		}