diff --git a/doc/plugins/meta.mdwn b/doc/plugins/meta.mdwn
index de16a9179..19262f86b 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/meta.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/meta.mdwn
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ You can use any field names you like, but here are some predefined ones:
 
 * permalink
 
-  Specifies a perminent link to the page, if different than the page
+  Specifies a permanent link to the page, if different than the page
   generated by ikiwiki.
 
 If the field is not treated specially (as the link and title fields are),