diff --git a/bin/dd/dd.1 b/bin/dd/dd.1
index 96a31c96f7f..31a5d3e84b7 100644
--- a/bin/dd/dd.1
+++ b/bin/dd/dd.1
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ standard.
 Protection mechanisms in the
 .Xr geom 4
 subsystem might prevent the super-user from writing blocks to a disk.
-Instructions for temporarily disabling these protectsion mechanisms can be
+Instructions for temporarily disabling these protection mechanisms can be
 found in the
 .Xr geom 4
 manpage.