diff --git a/Base/usr/share/man/man2/futex.md b/Base/usr/share/man/man2/futex.md
index b53f832a37..bd07eb9e4f 100644
--- a/Base/usr/share/man/man2/futex.md
+++ b/Base/usr/share/man/man2/futex.md
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public:
 
 The name "futex" stands for "fast userspace mutex".
 
-The `futex()` system call originally apeared in Linux. Since then, many other
+The `futex()` system call originally appeared in Linux. Since then, many other
 kernels implemented support for futex-like operations, under various names, in
 particular:
 * Darwin (XNU) has private `ulock_wait()` and `ulock_wake()` API;