diff --git a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8
index 98d5a4afef0e..4d68bfff6eb0 100644
--- a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8
+++ b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)boot_i386.8	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
 .\"
-.\" $Id: boot_i386.8,v 1.8 1997/07/05 02:02:02 bde Exp $
+.\" $Id: boot_i386.8,v 1.9 1998/02/10 00:17:44 msmith Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 19, 1994
 .Dt BOOT 8 i386
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ option becomes the only console.
 .It Fl d
 enter the DDB kernel debugger
 .Pq see Xr ddb 4
-as early as possible in kernel inititialization.
+as early as possible in kernel initialization.
 .It Fl g
 use the GDB remote debugging protocol.
 .It Fl h