diff --git a/phpseclib/Crypt/Base.php b/phpseclib/Crypt/Base.php
index 3f1b349e..f4e1716d 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Crypt/Base.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Crypt/Base.php
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ abstract class Base
                     break;
                 case self::MODE_ECB:
                     if (!defined('OPENSSL_RAW_DATA')) {
-                        $ciphetext.= openssl_encrypt('', $this->cipher_name_openssl_ecb, $this->key, true);
+                        $ciphertext.= openssl_encrypt('', $this->cipher_name_openssl_ecb, $this->key, true);
                     }
                     $plaintext = openssl_decrypt($ciphertext, $this->cipher_name_openssl, $this->key, $this->openssl_options);
                     break;