diff --git a/src/client/opamAdminCommand.ml b/src/client/opamAdminCommand.ml
index 82879382696..6bc2eeb0a7a 100644
--- a/src/client/opamAdminCommand.ml
+++ b/src/client/opamAdminCommand.ml
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ let compare_versions_command cli =
     `P "This command compares 2 package versions. By default it outputs 'V0 OP \
         V1' to the console with OP in {<,>,=} such that the equation holds. \
         When an operator is supplied, the output is suppressed and the result \
-        of the comparison is checked againts the provided operator: the command \
+        of the comparison is checked against the provided operator: the command \
         exits 0 if the comparison holds, and 1 otherwise. For example:";
     `Pre "\n\
           \\$ opam admin compare-versions 0.0.9 0.0.10\n\