diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/concurrency.md b/src/doc/trpl/concurrency.md
index 9b6d6ca67f6c8..4a16db63950dd 100644
--- a/src/doc/trpl/concurrency.md
+++ b/src/doc/trpl/concurrency.md
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ fn main() {
         });
     }
 
-   rx.recv().ok().expect("Could not recieve answer");
+   rx.recv().ok().expect("Could not receive answer");
 }
 ```