diff --git a/wcap/README b/wcap/README
index 0994a1bba..0c0d0f0ce 100644
--- a/wcap/README
+++ b/wcap/README
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ into something more usable:
 WCAP File format
 
 The file format has a small header and then just consists of the
-indivial frames.  The header is
+individual frames.  The header is
 
 	uint32_t	magic
 	uint32_t	format