diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 6ee6162b9..d5521382f 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ autoheader
 autoconf
 
 # Automake has a bug that will let it only add one copy of a missing
-# file.  We nned two mdate-sh, tho, one in doc/ref/ and one in
+# file.  We need two mdate-sh, tho, one in doc/ref/ and one in
 # doc/tutorial/.  We run automake twice as a workaround.
 
 automake --add-missing