diff --git a/lisp/minibuffer.el b/lisp/minibuffer.el
index d7ee7a8205a..6ad95f209ee 100644
--- a/lisp/minibuffer.el
+++ b/lisp/minibuffer.el
@@ -3585,7 +3585,7 @@ like the `beginning-of-buffer' command."
 
 (defun read-file-name (prompt &optional dir default-filename mustmatch initial predicate)
   "Read a file name, prompting with PROMPT and completing in directory DIR.
-Retrun the file name as a string.
+Return the file name as a string.
 The return value is not expanded---you must call `expand-file-name'
 yourself.