diff --git a/package/rlwrap/Config.in b/package/rlwrap/Config.in
index 4e18dfde52..a8afc3b5f6 100644
--- a/package/rlwrap/Config.in
+++ b/package/rlwrap/Config.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RLWRAP_SPY_ON_READLINE
 	  If we want to keep the display tidy when re-sizing the
 	  terminal window or printing multi-line prompts, we have to
 	  know whether or not readline is in horizontal-scroll-mode
-	  (i.e. wheter long lines are scrolled or wrapped). At present,
+	  (i.e. whether long lines are scrolled or wrapped). At present,
 	  this involves a look at a private readline variable - if you
 	  feel guilty about that, disable this option