diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/special/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/special/chapter.xml
index 8aa89cbd6c..2deb8791b2 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/special/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/special/chapter.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	&man.chgrp.1;, or forces owner or group with &man.install.1;
 	then use <link
 	  linkend="uses-fakeroot"><literal>USES=fakeroot</literal></link>
-	to fake those calls.  Sligh patching of the port's
+	to fake those calls.  Some patching of the port's
 	<filename>Makefiles</filename> will be needed.</para>
     </note>