diff --git a/man/mosquitto_ctrl.1.xml b/man/mosquitto_ctrl.1.xml
index 053a0bce..a96d8143 100644
--- a/man/mosquitto_ctrl.1.xml
+++ b/man/mosquitto_ctrl.1.xml
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 				<listitem>
 					<para>Disable Nagle's algorithm for the socket. This means
 						that latency of sent messages is reduced, which is
-						particularly noticable for small, reasonably infrequent
+						particularly noticeable for small, reasonably infrequent
 						messages. Using this option may result in more packets
 						being sent than would normally be necessary.</para>
 				</listitem>