diff --git a/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1 b/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1
index a2911a0c6bd..2986cfd043d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1
+++ b/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Changes
 .Nm
 to expect NUL
 (``\\0'')
-characters as seperators, instead of spaces and newlines.
+characters as separators, instead of spaces and newlines.
 This is expected to be used in concert with the
 .Fl print0
 function in