diff --git a/collects/compiler/commands/make.rkt b/collects/compiler/commands/make.rkt
index 57ae63c1c4..5cfd96af01 100644
--- a/collects/compiler/commands/make.rkt
+++ b/collects/compiler/commands/make.rkt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
    #:once-each
    [("--disable-inline") "Disable procedure inlining during compilation"
     (disable-inlining #t)]
-   [("--no-deps") "Compile immediate files without updating depdencies"
+   [("--no-deps") "Compile immediate files without updating dependencies"
     (disable-deps #t)]
    [("-p" "--prefix") file "Add elaboration-time prefix file for --no-deps"
     (prefixes (append (prefixes) (list file)))]