diff --git a/docs/curl_global_init.3 b/docs/curl_global_init.3
index 8842a9452..c28da99e1 100644
--- a/docs/curl_global_init.3
+++ b/docs/curl_global_init.3
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This function was added in libcurl 7.8.
 .SH FLAGS
 .TP 5
 .B CURL_GLOBAL_ALL
-Initialize everyting possible. This sets all known bits.
+Initialize everything possible. This sets all known bits.
 .TP
 .B CURL_GLOBAL_SSL
 Initialize SSL