diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
index 7d5108c4d9..765e1b115b 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@
         <answer>
 	  <para>Symmetric multi-processor (SMP) systems are generally
 	    supported by &os;, although in some cases, BIOS or
-	    motherboard bugs may generate some problems.  Persuing
+	    motherboard bugs may generate some problems.  Perusing
 	    the &a.smp; may yield some clues.</para>
 
 	  <para>&os; will take advantage of HyperThreading (HTT) support