diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 2005-02-11  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
 
 	* cygthread.cc (cygthread::release): Reset ev here if it exists.
-	(cygthread::terminate_thread): Eliminat racy code which reset ev and
+	(cygthread::terminate_thread): Eliminate racy code which reset ev and
 	thread_sync.  Remove a few nonsensical inuse checks.  Exit at the
 	bottom.
 	(cygthread::detach): Rewrite to again try to ensure that we don't say