diff --git a/chapter08/shadow.xml b/chapter08/shadow.xml
index 71a25db33..8494c9736 100644
--- a/chapter08/shadow.xml
+++ b/chapter08/shadow.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ find man -name Makefile.in -exec sed -i 's/passwd\.5 / /' {} \;touch /usr/bin/passwd
The file /usr/bin/passwd needs
- to exist because its location is harcoded in some programs, and
+ to exist because its location is hardcoded in some programs, and
if it does not exist, the default location is not right.