diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt
index 9a5cdafa9cb8c5af8a3903ae18297a23adab0fbf..f9468a1c29588492965377875520a53e702adba1 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Git Transport
 
 The Git transport starts off by sending the command and repository
 on the wire using the pkt-line format, followed by a NUL byte and a
-hostname paramater, terminated by a NUL byte.
+hostname parameter, terminated by a NUL byte.
 
    0032git-upload-pack /project.git\0host=myserver.com\0