diff --git a/source/compatibility.tex b/source/compatibility.tex
index 206e211e75..95ce283019 100644
--- a/source/compatibility.tex
+++ b/source/compatibility.tex
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 \rationale
 Removes potential undefined behavior.
 \effect
-Valic \CppXXVI{} code that declares a deallocation function
+Valid \CppXXVI{} code that declares a deallocation function
 with a potentially throwing exception specification
 becomes ill-formed.
 \begin{example}