diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 2e6062c35..9ce88bc43 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -6281,7 +6281,7 @@ no option independent-streams
   data sent to the server. Doing so will typically break large HTTP posts from
   slow lines, so use it with caution.
 
-  Note: older versions used to call this setting "option independent-streams"
+  Note: older versions used to call this setting "option independant-streams"
         with a spelling mistake. This spelling is still supported but
         deprecated.