diff --git a/kdc/hprop.8 b/kdc/hprop.8
index c858f656f..99f03b30a 100644
--- a/kdc/hprop.8
+++ b/kdc/hprop.8
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The database to be propagated.
 .It Xo
 .Fl -source= Ns Ar heimdal|mit-dump|krb4-db|krb4-dump
 .Xc
-Specifies the type of the source database. Alternaves include: 
+Specifies the type of the source database. Alternatives include: 
 .Bl -tag -width krb4-dump
 .It heimdal
 a Heimdal database