diff --git a/components/esp_modem/include/esp_modem_c_api_types.h b/components/esp_modem/include/esp_modem_c_api_types.h
index c8086b8af..d061045e9 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/include/esp_modem_c_api_types.h
+++ b/components/esp_modem/include/esp_modem_c_api_types.h
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/*  Compatibility macro to be removed in v2.0
+ */
+#define ESP_MODEM_DCE_GENETIC ESP_MODEM_DCE_GENERIC
+
 typedef struct esp_modem_dce_wrap esp_modem_dce_t;
 
 typedef struct esp_modem_PdpContext_t {
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ typedef enum esp_modem_dce_mode {
  * @brief DCE devices: Enum list of supported devices
  */
 typedef enum esp_modem_dce_device {
-    ESP_MODEM_DCE_GENETIC,  /**< The most generic device */
+    ESP_MODEM_DCE_GENERIC,  /**< The most generic device */
     ESP_MODEM_DCE_SIM7600,
     ESP_MODEM_DCE_SIM7070,
     ESP_MODEM_DCE_SIM7000,
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/include/esp_private/c_api_wrapper.hpp b/components/esp_modem/include/esp_private/c_api_wrapper.hpp
index 75cbede18..7a60304e9 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/include/esp_private/c_api_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/include/esp_private/c_api_wrapper.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ inline dce_factory::ModemType convert_modem_enum(esp_modem_dce_device_t module)
     case ESP_MODEM_DCE_SIM800:
         return esp_modem::dce_factory::ModemType::SIM800;
     default:
-    case ESP_MODEM_DCE_GENETIC:
+    case ESP_MODEM_DCE_GENERIC:
         return esp_modem::dce_factory::ModemType::GenericModule;
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_c_api.cpp b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_c_api.cpp
index 9b64e83c0..4d1fa6291 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_c_api.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_c_api.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ extern "C" esp_modem_dce_t *esp_modem_new_dev(esp_modem_dce_device_t module, con
 
 extern "C" esp_modem_dce_t *esp_modem_new(const esp_modem_dte_config_t *dte_config, const esp_modem_dce_config_t *dce_config, esp_netif_t *netif)
 {
-    return esp_modem_new_dev(ESP_MODEM_DCE_GENETIC, dte_config, dce_config, netif);
+    return esp_modem_new_dev(ESP_MODEM_DCE_GENERIC, dte_config, dce_config, netif);
 }
 
 extern "C" void esp_modem_destroy(esp_modem_dce_t *dce_wrap)