diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/README b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/README
index 3224a049b196e87fd9fe23e0f20ea09c6ea04031..0558bb9ce0a6eadb92aba3a4880aadfa277e0d2c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/README
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/README
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ o The build system shall remain as simple as possible, avoiding any archive or
 o Where possible, any helper functions or other package-wide code shall be
   implemented in header files, avoiding the need to compile intermediate object
   files.
-o External dependendencies shall remain as minimal as possible. Currently gcc
+o External dependencies shall remain as minimal as possible. Currently gcc
   and glibc are the only dependencies.
 o Tests return 0 for success and < 0 for failure.