diff --git a/sys/man/8/tinc b/sys/man/8/tinc
index 56d29a7b3..c004677fe 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/tinc
+++ b/sys/man/8/tinc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ usually is a supernet of all the subnets within the VPN. Our own hostname
 .I myhost
 can be specified with
 .B -n
-option or is asssumed to be the
+option or is assumed to be the
 .I sysname
 when not specified.
 This host's RSA private key needs to be present in factotum and tagged with