diff --git a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml
index 264150d58..1b1f2e8ab 100644
--- a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml
+++ b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ basis.</para></sect4>
 filesystem.</para></sect4>
 
 <sect4><title>getopt</title>
-<para>getops parses command options the same way as the getopt C
+<para>getopt parses command options the same way as the getopt C
 command.</para></sect4>
 
 <sect4><title>hexdump</title>