diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index eab235983c..36b7e55532 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 	--- 9.1.0b2 released ---
 
- 629.	[bug]		9.1.0b1 derferenced a null pointer and crashed
+ 629.	[bug]		9.1.0b1 dereferenced a null pointer and crashed
 			when responding to a UDP IXFR response.
 
  628.	[bug]		If the root hints contained only AAAA addresses,