diff --git a/man2/ptrace.2 b/man2/ptrace.2
index 058893f15..46eccc46f 100644
--- a/man2/ptrace.2
+++ b/man2/ptrace.2
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ returns
 instead of having
 .B SIGSTOP
 signal delivered to them.
-.BR evecve (2)
+.BR execve (2)
 does not deliver an extra
 .BR SIGTRAP .
 Only a