diff --git a/src/xz/xz.1 b/src/xz/xz.1
index 44dc1a40..df4c26ef 100644
--- a/src/xz/xz.1
+++ b/src/xz/xz.1
@@ -2532,7 +2532,7 @@ E.g. 24-bit RGB bitmap needs
 .BR dist=3 ,
 and it is also good to pass
 .B pb=0
-to LZMA2 to accomodate the three-byte alignment:
+to LZMA2 to accommodate the three-byte alignment:
 .RS
 .PP
 .nf