diff --git a/lifecycleScripts/postinstall.js b/lifecycleScripts/postinstall.js
index 91e7c2a3c..bdf8a7279 100755
--- a/lifecycleScripts/postinstall.js
+++ b/lifecycleScripts/postinstall.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if (require.main === module) {
       console.warn("[nodegit] WARN - Could not finish postinstall");
 
       if (
-        process.pladtform === "linux" &&
+        process.platform === "linux" &&
         ~e.toString().indexOf("libstdc++")
       ) {
         printStandardLibError();