diff --git a/dev-debug/dtrace/metadata.xml b/dev-debug/dtrace/metadata.xml
index b3f23cd63bf7d..42945bb08e6d3 100644
--- a/dev-debug/dtrace/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-debug/dtrace/metadata.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		<flag name="test-install">
 			Install the testsuite for manual use. It is not suitable
 			for automatic execution within the ebuild because it
-			requires root privlieges.
+			requires root privileges.
 
 			BTF must be available for the running kernel at build-time
 			with this flag.