diff --git a/lib/ansible/inventory/data.py b/lib/ansible/inventory/data.py
index 27cbecc3bcf..f11251966aa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/inventory/data.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/inventory/data.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class InventoryData(object):
         data = {
             'groups': self.groups,
             'hosts': self.hosts,
-            'local': self.locahost,
+            'local': self.localhost,
             'source': self.current_source,
         }
         return data