diff --git a/nselib/ssh2.lua b/nselib/ssh2.lua
index 61c5a4e6c..bc659027c 100644
--- a/nselib/ssh2.lua
+++ b/nselib/ssh2.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ transport.build = function( payload )
 end
 
 --- Extract the payload from a received SSH-2 packet.
--- @param packet Peceived SSH-2 packet.
+-- @param packet Received SSH-2 packet.
 -- @return Payload of the SSH-2 packet.
 transport.payload = function( packet )
   local packet_length, padding_length, payload_length, payload, offset