diff --git a/doc/045_working_with_repos.rst b/doc/045_working_with_repos.rst
index 5fadac637..75a7e79f1 100644
--- a/doc/045_working_with_repos.rst
+++ b/doc/045_working_with_repos.rst
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ modifying the repository. Instead restic will only print the actions it would
 perform.
 
 .. note:: The ``rewrite`` command verifies that it does not modify snapshots in
-    unexpected ways and fails with an ``cannot encode tree at "[...]" without loosing information``
+    unexpected ways and fails with an ``cannot encode tree at "[...]" without losing information``
     error otherwise. This can occur when rewriting a snapshot created by a newer
     version of restic or some third-party implementation.