diff --git a/man7/inotify.7 b/man7/inotify.7
index ea06f2222..26c9803a9 100644
--- a/man7/inotify.7
+++ b/man7/inotify.7
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ Only watch
 .I pathname
 if it is a directory.
 Using this flag provides an application with a race-free way of
-ensuring that the monitored objeect is a directory.
+ensuring that the monitored object is a directory.
 .RE
 .PP
 The following bits may be set in the