diff --git a/share/man/man5/src.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/src.conf.5
index 1a0f14d9f7b..ead1a7cf314 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/src.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/src.conf.5
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ Build the base system or kernel with stack variables initialized
 to zero on function entry.
 This value is converted to
 .Li none
-for amd64 kernel builds due to incompatibility with ifunc memset.
+for amd64 kernel builds due to incompatability with ifunc memset.
 .El
 .It Va LIBC_MALLOC
 Specify the