diff --git a/tools/gst-launch-1.0.1 b/tools/gst-launch-1.0.1
index 19f05bfb12..8195768873 100644
--- a/tools/gst-launch-1.0.1
+++ b/tools/gst-launch-1.0.1
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ gst\-launch\-1.0 \- build and run a GStreamer pipeline
 In simple form, a PIPELINE\-DESCRIPTION is a list of
 elements separated by exclamation marks (!). Properties may be appended to
 elements, in the form \fIproperty=value\fR. A "preset" can also be set using
-the \fI@preset=<preset name>\fR synthax.
+the \fI@preset=<preset name>\fR syntax.
 
 For a complete description of possible PIPELINE-DESCRIPTIONS see the section
 \fIpipeline description\fR below or consult the GStreamer documentation.