diff --git a/man2/ptrace.2 b/man2/ptrace.2
index b137da3ce..4320de274 100644
--- a/man2/ptrace.2
+++ b/man2/ptrace.2
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ If a tracer sets this flag, a
 .B SIGKILL
 signal will be sent to every tracee if the tracer exits.
 This option is useful for ptrace jailers that
-want to ensure that tracees can never escape the trcer's control.
+want to ensure that tracees can never escape the tracer's control.
 
 .TP
 .BR PTRACE_O_TRACECLONE " (since Linux 2.5.46)"