diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow/index.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow/index.js
index d890aefd1765..67a6d961ed29 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow/index.js
@@ -2667,7 +2667,7 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
     // parse import-type/typeof shorthand
     parseImportSpecifier(node: N.ImportDeclaration): void {
       const specifier = this.startNode();
-      const fistIdentIsString = this.match(tt.string);
+      const firstIdentIsString = this.match(tt.string);
       const firstIdent = this.parseModuleExportName();
 
       let specifierTypeKind = null;