diff --git a/chapter06/gcc.xml b/chapter06/gcc.xml
index d08fd45d1..932329de2 100644
--- a/chapter06/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/gcc.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ rm -rf /usr/lib/gcc/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/&gcc-version;/include-fixed/bits/</useri
 
     <para>The GCC build directory is owned by <systemitem class="username">
     nobody</systemitem> now and the ownership of the installed header
-    directory (and its content) will be incoorect.  Change the ownership to
+    directory (and its content) will be incorrect.  Change the ownership to
     <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user and group:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">chown -v -R root:root \