diff --git a/chapter07/networkd.xml b/chapter07/networkd.xml
index 9e8f1bb87..3d7b3f2d4 100644
--- a/chapter07/networkd.xml
+++ b/chapter07/networkd.xml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
      <para>The ::1 entry is the IPv6 counterpart of 127.0.0.1 and represents
 the IPv6 loopback interface.</para>
 
-     <para>If using a staic address, create the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename>
+     <para>If using a static address, create the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename>
      file by running this command instead:</para>
 
 <screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/hosts &lt;&lt; "EOF"