diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index 6c5310e9c..7a7540d33 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ The objects are searched for using the rules given under DESCRIPTION.
 
 In secure-execution mode,
 preload pathnames containing slashes are ignored.
-Furthermore, shared objects are prelaoded only
+Furthermore, shared objects are preloaded only
 from the standard search directories and and only
 if they have set-user-ID mode bit enabled (which is not typical).