diff --git a/svx/README.md b/svx/README.md
index dc4345ad6f57..b16bd53e8fb4 100644
--- a/svx/README.md
+++ b/svx/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Contains graphics related helper code. Lots of the draw and impress code is in t
 
 - `xoutdev`
 
-    this is where a lot of wht work would happen to move to the canvas. (what does that mean?)
+    this is where a lot of the work would happen to move to the canvas. (what does that mean?)
 
 - `svdraw`