diff --git a/scp.1 b/scp.1
index 28bac56..577dd52 100644
--- a/scp.1
+++ b/scp.1
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 .\"
 .\" Created: Sun May  7 00:14:37 1995 ylo
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: scp.1,v 1.55 2010/12/08 22:46:03 markus Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: scp.1,v 1.56 2010/12/09 14:13:32 jmc Exp $
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: December 8 2010 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: December 9 2010 $
 .Dt SCP 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 Copies between two remote hosts are transferred through the local host.
 Without this option the data is copied directly between the two remote
 hosts.
-Note that this options disables the progress meter.
+Note that this option disables the progress meter.
 .It Fl 4
 Forces
 .Nm