diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml
index 192b21240..31fe6c857 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="rpcgen">
         <term><command>rpcgen</command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Generates C code to implement the Remote Procecure Call (RPC)
+          <para>Generates C code to implement the Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
           protocol</para>
           <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc rpcgen">
             <primary sortas="b-rpcgen">rpcgen</primary>