diff --git a/share/examples/sliplogin/slip.hosts b/share/examples/sliplogin/slip.hosts
index 9c6d4c024f44..b20d7c8b416f 100644
--- a/share/examples/sliplogin/slip.hosts
+++ b/share/examples/sliplogin/slip.hosts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # option(s) consist of the following: (see the sliplogin man page)
 #   normal - no header compression
 #   compress - compress headers
-#   autocomp - compress heades if remote end allows it
+#   autocomp - compress headers if remote end allows it
 #   noicmp - disable ICMP packets (such as 'ping' or 'traceroute' packets)
 # 
 #login		local-address	remote-address	netmask		option(s)