diff --git a/flawfinder.1 b/flawfinder.1
index e805cf0..152a02f 100644
--- a/flawfinder.1
+++ b/flawfinder.1
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ the hitlist; in that context this restriction is not a problem.
 .PP
 Flawfinder is based on simple text pattern matching, which is
 part of its fundamental design and not easily changed.
-This design apporach leads to a number of fundamental limitations, e.g.,
+This design approach leads to a number of fundamental limitations, e.g.,
 a higher false positive rate, and is the underlying cause of
 most of the bugs listed here.
 On the positive side, flawfinder doesn't get confused by many