diff --git a/man7/bootparam.7 b/man7/bootparam.7
index 43412eea3..4bea3eaca 100644
--- a/man7/bootparam.7
+++ b/man7/bootparam.7
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ There are many floppy driver options, and they are all listed in
 .I Documentation/blockdev/floppy.txt
 (or
 .I Documentation/floppy.txt
-in oplder kernels, or
+in older kernels, or
 .I drivers/block/README.fd
 for ancient kernels) in the Linux kernel source.
 See that file for the details.