diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 7ebe9e866..5c24274a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ NEXT (2.6)
   against tests or setups changing FD1/FD2, also better integrated
   now with pytest.pdb() in single tests.
 
+- improvements to pytest's own test-suite leakage detection, courtesy of PRs
+  from Marc Abramowitz
+
 2.5.2
 -----------------------------------
 
diff --git a/testing/conftest.py b/testing/conftest.py
index e91a64e89..4e048ed96 100644
--- a/testing/conftest.py
+++ b/testing/conftest.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def check_open_files(config):
     open_files = [t for t in lines2 if t[0] in new_fds]
     if open_files:
         error = []
-        error.append("***** %s FD leackage detected" % len(open_files))
+        error.append("***** %s FD leakage detected" % len(open_files))
         error.extend([str(f) for f in open_files])
         error.append("*** Before:")
         error.extend([str(f) for f in config._openfiles])