diff --git a/reference/errorfunc/ini.xml b/reference/errorfunc/ini.xml
index 0297924bd6..f78037d874 100644
--- a/reference/errorfunc/ini.xml
+++ b/reference/errorfunc/ini.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
      <note>
       <para>
        Although display_errors may be set at runtime (with <function>ini_set</function>),
-       it won't have any affect if the script has fatal errors.
+       it won't have any effect if the script has fatal errors.
        This is because the desired runtime action does not get executed.
       </para>
      </note>