diff --git a/lib/awful/wallpaper.lua b/lib/awful/wallpaper.lua
index 6a0b040b9..e72d62148 100644
--- a/lib/awful/wallpaper.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/wallpaper.lua
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ end
 -- Adding a new wallpaper to a screen will automatically
 -- detach the older one. However there is some case when
 -- it is useful to call this manually. For example, when
--- adding a ned panned wallpaper, it is possible that 2
+-- adding a new panned wallpaper, it is possible that 2
 -- wallpaper will have an overlap.
 --
 -- @method detach