diff --git a/docs/howtos/extra-files.md b/docs/howtos/extra-files.md
index 9b3819da..c78f68de 100644
--- a/docs/howtos/extra-files.md
+++ b/docs/howtos/extra-files.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ with `ln -s` by default. It does not follow them to copy the underlying file.
 
 **NOTE**: hard links can only be created on the same filesystem.
 
-If you have larger peristent data to copy to the target. GNU `tar` will copy
+If you have larger persistent data to copy to the target. GNU `tar` will copy
 data referenced by hard links created with `ln`. A hard link does not create
 another copy the data.