diff --git a/src/getargs.c b/src/getargs.c
index ac9f11c8..dfcf5cff 100644
--- a/src/getargs.c
+++ b/src/getargs.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ flags_argmatch (const char *opt,
 
 /** Decode a set of sub arguments.
  *
- *  \param FlagName  the flag familly to update.
+ *  \param FlagName  the flag family to update.
  *  \param Args      the effective sub arguments to decode.
  *  \param All       the "all" value.
  *