diff --git a/features/safe-mode.xml b/features/safe-mode.xml
index 9d9cb7bab6..f59a12e915 100644
--- a/features/safe-mode.xml
+++ b/features/safe-mode.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.52 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.53 $ -->
  <chapter id="features.safe-mode">
   <title>Safe Mode</title>
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
        <para>
         The special value <systemitem class="constant">.</systemitem>
         indicates that the working directory of the script will be used as
-        base-directory. This is however little dagerous as the working directory
+        base-directory. This is however little dangerous as the working directory
         of the script can be easily changed by <function>chdir</function>.
        </para>
        <para>