diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md
index 83dbc1abd2d115be8113a0c32f3ad000330cac52..83c9bcbc7082cbb0bd38dd4c20536ab6b7e5364d 100644
--- a/src/README.md
+++ b/src/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ In all cases, build commands executed through `make` will output the object file
 3. cd to the `build/sphere` folder
 4. run `sph` following the instructions given in `build\README.md`
 
-## C++ code setup and execution (requires `g++` abd GNU `make`)
+## C++ code setup and execution (requires `g++` and GNU `make`)
 
 1. cd to the `src` folder
 2. run `make np_sphere`