diff --git a/docs/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md b/docs/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md
index d7a7923748..70e0c7ba1d 100644
--- a/docs/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md
+++ b/docs/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ boots is exhausted, the entry is marked as "bad".
 Which boots are "successful" is determined by the operating system. systemd
 provides a generic mechanism that can be extended with arbitrary checks and
 actions, see [Automatic Boot Assessment](AUTOMATIC_BOOT_ASSESSMENT.md), but the
-boot counting mechanism described in this specifaction can also be used with
+boot counting mechanism described in this specification can also be used with
 other implementations.
 
 The boot counting data is stored in the name of the boot loader entry. A boot