diff --git a/src/skin/slbt_skin_ar.c b/src/skin/slbt_skin_ar.c
index 948dcf3..52d9380 100644
--- a/src/skin/slbt_skin_ar.c
+++ b/src/skin/slbt_skin_ar.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const slbt_hidden struct argv_option slbt_ar_options[] = {
 			ARGV_OPTION_HYBRID_ONLY,
 			0,0,
 			"do not sort the symbol list; "
-			"affect switches are -Wprint=symbols and -Wmapfile."},
+			"affected switches are -Wprint=symbols and -Wmapfile."},
 
 	{"Wpretty",	0,TAG_AR_PRETTY,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,
 			ARGV_OPTION_HYBRID_EQUAL,