diff --git a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
index e511213f8..0e1c550c8 100644
--- a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
+++ b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ FGTileMgr::loadTileModel(const string& modelPath, bool cacheModel)
                                       new FGNasalModelData);
         else
             result=
-                SGModelLib::loadDeferedModel(fullPath.str(), globals->get_props(),
+                SGModelLib::loadDeferredModel(fullPath.str(), globals->get_props(),
                                              new FGNasalModelData);
     } catch (const sg_io_exception& exc) {
         string m(exc.getMessage());