diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog-1.9.3 b/doc/ChangeLog-1.9.3
index 9461209291..1a3dd8b883 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog-1.9.3
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog-1.9.3
@@ -82601,7 +82601,7 @@ Sat Sep 18 14:10:23 2004  Yukihiro Matsumoto  <matz@ruby-lang.org>
 
 	* dir.c (dir_s_chdir): avoid memory leak and unnecessary chdir to
 	  the original directory when exception has caused in changing
-	  direcotry or within block.  thanks to Johan Holmberg
+	  directory or within block.  thanks to Johan Holmberg
 	  <holmberg@iar.se> [ruby-core:03446]
 
 Fri Sep 17 20:29:33 2004  NAKAMURA Usaku  <usa@ruby-lang.org>