diff --git a/secrets/README.md b/secrets/README.md
index 83b010c3..14e36bc2 100644
--- a/secrets/README.md
+++ b/secrets/README.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Then, create `./secrets/default.nix` with the following content:
   ];
 
   age.secrets."xxx" = {
-    # wether secrets are symlinked to age.secrets.<name>.path
+    # whether secrets are symlinked to age.secrets.<name>.path
     symlink = true;
     # target path for decrypted file
     path = "/etc/xxx/";