diff --git a/smartmontools/smartd.8.in b/smartmontools/smartd.8.in
index a4b7f5f0dcedc42bdfcd3cff7c43e53dd2ec99c4..0a2e1f247c00338df3e6779f24892fefd8c7e241 100644
--- a/smartmontools/smartd.8.in
+++ b/smartmontools/smartd.8.in
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ event viewer.
 This does not work if the option \*(Aq--warn-as-user=restricted\*(Aq is
 specified because the local \*(AqSYSTEM\*(Aq account cannot be restricted.
 The service must then be manually reconfigured to run as a another user
-which is a member of the local \*(AqAdminstrator\*(Aq group.
+which is a member of the local \*(AqAdministrator\*(Aq group.
 .PP
 \*(Aq\fBsmartd remove\fP\*(Aq can later be used to remove the service and
 event message entries from the registry.