diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/printf.3 b/lib/libc/stdio/printf.3
index 52c1c50f25a5..0011a605992d 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/printf.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/printf.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: printf.3,v 1.33 2003/05/11 16:15:07 kleink Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: printf.3,v 1.34 2003/05/11 16:16:41 kleink Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ excluding the terminating
 .Dv NUL
 character.
 .Pp
-Upon succesful completion
+Upon successful completion
 .Fn asprintf
 and
 .Fn vasprintf