diff --git a/awscli/customizations/emr/createcluster.py b/awscli/customizations/emr/createcluster.py
index c970d581f771..1ef851ecc554 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/emr/createcluster.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/emr/createcluster.py
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ def _filter_configurations_in_special_cases(
     def _handle_emrfs_parameters(self, cluster, emrfs_args, release_label):
         if release_label:
             self.validate_no_emrfs_configuration(cluster)
-            emrfs_configuration = emrfsutils.build_emrfs_confiuration(
+            emrfs_configuration = emrfsutils.build_emrfs_configuration(
                 emrfs_args
             )
 
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/emr/emrfsutils.py b/awscli/customizations/emr/emrfsutils.py
index e3f58e78fdcd..e3c64e2cc0b6 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/emr/emrfsutils.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/emr/emrfsutils.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def build_bootstrap_action_configs(region, emrfs_args):
     return bootstrap_actions
 
 
-def build_emrfs_confiuration(emrfs_args):
+def build_emrfs_configuration(emrfs_args):
     _verify_emrfs_args(emrfs_args)
     emrfs_properties = _build_emrfs_properties(emrfs_args)
 
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ def build_emrfs_confiuration(emrfs_args):
     return emrfs_configuration
 
 
+# Backwards compatibility alias for the typo in the original function name
+build_emrfs_confiuration = build_emrfs_configuration
+
+
 def _verify_emrfs_args(emrfs_args):
     # Encryption should have a valid value
     if (