diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema/cosine.schema b/servers/slapd/schema/cosine.schema
index e72851d652..4ef23418d5 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema/cosine.schema
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema/cosine.schema
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ attributetype ( 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.7 NAME 'photo'
 #    ::= {pilotAttributeType 8}
 #
 attributetype ( 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.8 NAME 'userClass'
-	DESC 'RFC1274: categorory of user'
+	DESC 'RFC1274: category of user'
 	EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
 	SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
 	SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{256} )