diff --git a/cmd/rcd/rcd.go b/cmd/rcd/rcd.go
index 4a6fe2a8d..08223d47c 100644
--- a/cmd/rcd/rcd.go
+++ b/cmd/rcd/rcd.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var commandDefintion = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "rcd <path to files to serve>*",
 	Short: `Run rclone listening to remote control commands only.`,
 	Long: `
-This runs rclone so that it only listents to remote control commands.
+This runs rclone so that it only listens to remote control commands.
 
 This is useful if you are controlling rclone via the rc API.