diff --git a/chapter06/kernfs.xml b/chapter06/kernfs.xml
index 50128b76a..4667d6012 100644
--- a/chapter06/kernfs.xml
+++ b/chapter06/kernfs.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ mount -vt sysfs sysfs $LFS/sys</userinput></screen>
 
       <para>In some host systems, <filename>/dev/shm</filename> is a 
       symbolic link to <filename class="directory">/run/shm</filename>.
-      Inside a chroot envirnment, this symbolic link needs to be
+      Inside a chroot environment, this symbolic link needs to be
       changed to a normal directory before mounting as a temporary
       file system:</para>