diff --git a/share/man/man4/mpt.4 b/share/man/man4/mpt.4
index 4f243eb1823c..6df0aeab574b 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/mpt.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/mpt.4
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Most controllers supported by the
 .Nm
 driver suffer from limitations on supported disk size (mostly <2TB).
 While most controllers will truncate usable disk size, others might
-behave unexpetedly and can cause severe data loss.
+behave unexpectedly and can cause severe data loss.
 Refer to the datasheet of the chipset and firmware version for information
 about supported disk size and limitations.
 .Sh SEE ALSO