diff --git a/lib/kafs/kafs.3 b/lib/kafs/kafs.3
index 5f6ae6eb1..26836ed3d 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/kafs.3
+++ b/lib/kafs/kafs.3
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ if (k_hasafs()) {
 }
 .Ed
 .Sh ERRORS
-If any of these functions (appart from 
+If any of these functions (apart from 
 .Fn k_hasafs )
 is called without AFS beeing present in the kernel, the process will
 usually (depending on the operating system) receive a SIGSYS signal.