diff --git a/lib/awful/util.lua.in b/lib/awful/util.lua.in
index 95d671722..23fa2c6f0 100644
--- a/lib/awful/util.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/util.lua.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ end
 
 --- Spawn a program.
 -- @param cmd The command.
--- @paran sn Enable startup-notification.
+-- @param sn Enable startup-notification.
 -- @param screen The screen where to spawn window.
 -- @return The awesome.spawn return value.
 function spawn(cmd, sn, screen)