diff --git a/Doc/lib/liblogging.tex b/Doc/lib/liblogging.tex
index 3f24092cbfa..639966efc24 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/liblogging.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/liblogging.tex
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ streams (file-like objects).
 \item \class{FileHandler} instances send error messages to disk
 files.
 
-\item \class{BaseRotatingHandler} is tha base class for handlers that
+\item \class{BaseRotatingHandler} is the base class for handlers that
 rotate log files at a certain point. It is not meant to be  instantiated
 directly. Instead, use \class{RotatingFileHandler} or
 \class{TimedRotatingFileHandler}.