diff --git a/docs/Build.xml b/docs/Build.xml
index 7f7249850..147e1b3b1 100644
--- a/docs/Build.xml
+++ b/docs/Build.xml
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
         </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>
 
-      <para>The scripts assume that there will be a separete <firstterm>build
+      <para>The scripts assume that there will be a separate <firstterm>build
       directory</firstterm> per major release. To build a release, you cd to
       the appropriate directory and run the build script.</para>