diff --git a/doc/HOWTO/proxy_certificates.txt b/doc/HOWTO/proxy_certificates.txt
index 7d51f607740d06b5c5acb7da8c28e0a3295d2cc5..d78be2f142bfb4b071a0fcdb23af45df910444b4 100644
--- a/doc/HOWTO/proxy_certificates.txt
+++ b/doc/HOWTO/proxy_certificates.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ recognised:
 The 'policy' setting can be split up in multiple lines like this:
 
   0.policy=This is
-  1.polisy= a multi-
+  1.policy= a multi-
   2.policy=line policy.
 
 NOTE: the proxy policy value is the part which determines the rights granted to