diff --git a/appl/kx/kxd.8 b/appl/kx/kxd.8
index c3ae557e5..962460396 100644
--- a/appl/kx/kxd.8
+++ b/appl/kx/kxd.8
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ securely forward X conections
 .Ar kxd
 .Op Fl t
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-This is the deamon for
+This is the daemon for
 .Nm kx .
 .Pp
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