diff --git a/usr.sbin/rpc.yppasswdd/yppasswdd_server.c b/usr.sbin/rpc.yppasswdd/yppasswdd_server.c
index 1487863051d..d9cac7df633 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/rpc.yppasswdd/yppasswdd_server.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/rpc.yppasswdd/yppasswdd_server.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ with the same UID - continuing");
 			if (!strstr(data.data, pwbuf)) {
 				yp_error("warning: found entry for user %s \
 in map %s@%s with wrong UID", pw->pw_name, maps[i], domain);
-				yp_error("there may ne more than one user
+				yp_error("there may be more than one user
 with the same name - continuing");
 				continue;
 			}