diff --git a/src/core/thread/child_table.cpp b/src/core/thread/child_table.cpp
index b8ebe9f4d..d514cf10f 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/child_table.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/child_table.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ bool ChildTable::MatchesFilter(const Child &aChild, StateFilter aFilter)
         rval = (aChild.GetState() != Child::kStateInvalid);
         break;
 
-    case kInStateAnyExceptValidOrRestoing:
+    case kInStateAnyExceptValidOrRestoring:
         rval = !aChild.IsStateValidOrRestoring();
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/thread/child_table.hpp b/src/core/thread/child_table.hpp
index 61fe5782c..2a6bc56c5 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/child_table.hpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/child_table.hpp
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ public:
      */
     enum StateFilter
     {
-        kInStateValid,                    ///< Accept child only in `Child::kStateValid`.
-        kInStateValidOrRestoring,         ///< Accept child with `Child::IsStateValidOrRestoring()` being `true`.
-        kInStateChildIdRequest,           ///< Accept child only in `Child:kStateChildIdRequest`.
-        kInStateValidOrAttaching,         ///< Accept child with `Child::IsStateValidOrAttaching()` being `true`.
-        kInStateAnyExceptInvalid,         ///< Accept child in any state except `Child:kStateInvalid`.
-        kInStateAnyExceptValidOrRestoing, ///< Accept child in any state except `Child::IsStateValidOrRestoring()`.
+        kInStateValid,                     ///< Accept child only in `Child::kStateValid`.
+        kInStateValidOrRestoring,          ///< Accept child with `Child::IsStateValidOrRestoring()` being `true`.
+        kInStateChildIdRequest,            ///< Accept child only in `Child:kStateChildIdRequest`.
+        kInStateValidOrAttaching,          ///< Accept child with `Child::IsStateValidOrAttaching()` being `true`.
+        kInStateAnyExceptInvalid,          ///< Accept child in any state except `Child:kStateInvalid`.
+        kInStateAnyExceptValidOrRestoring, ///< Accept child in any state except `Child::IsStateValidOrRestoring()`.
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder_ftd.cpp b/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder_ftd.cpp
index 07f75aa3e..051a3021d 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder_ftd.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder_ftd.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ exit:
 
 void MeshForwarder::UpdateIndirectMessages(void)
 {
-    for (ChildTable::Iterator iter(GetInstance(), ChildTable::kInStateAnyExceptValidOrRestoing); !iter.IsDone(); iter++)
+    for (ChildTable::Iterator iter(GetInstance(), ChildTable::kInStateAnyExceptValidOrRestoring); !iter.IsDone();
+         iter++)
     {
         if (iter.GetChild()->GetIndirectMessageCount() == 0)
         {
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_child_table.cpp b/tests/unit/test_child_table.cpp
index 6775ae4ae..d6061847e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_child_table.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/test_child_table.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static bool StateMatchesFilter(Child::State aState, ChildTable::StateFilter aFil
         rval = child.IsStateValidOrAttaching();
         break;
 
-    case ChildTable::kInStateAnyExceptValidOrRestoing:
+    case ChildTable::kInStateAnyExceptValidOrRestoring:
         rval = !child.IsStateValidOrRestoring();
         break;
     }