diff --git a/lbu.in b/lbu.in
index 8d5042a7f4da89a17d453bb2d8483c658d79a50e..e3761d1ff781c5a469d2dbaf6e7c97d8b1bbe4b0 100644
--- a/lbu.in
+++ b/lbu.in
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ For possible ciphers, try: openssl -v
 The password used to encrypt the file, can either be specified with the -p
 option or using the PASSWORD environment variable.
 
-The environment varialbes can also be set in $LBU_CONF
+The environment variables can also be set in $LBU_CONF
 "
 	exit 1
 }