diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7
index acaffb57d..71f19b440 100644
--- a/man7/man-pages.7
+++ b/man7/man-pages.7
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ Avoid using the following forms to terminate a program:
 .IP *
 If there is extensive explanatory text before the
 program source code, mark off the source code
-with a susbsection heading
+with a subsection heading
 .IR "Program source" ,
 as in: