diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 66d4e2d..bdaa9e3 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_auto_install -- DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/lunzip
 
-	# alernative handling
+	# alternative handling
 	mv debian/lunzip/usr/bin/lunzip debian/lunzip/usr/bin/lzip.decompressor
 	mv debian/lunzip/usr/share/man/man1/lunzip.1 debian/lunzip/usr/share/man/man1/lzip.decompressor.1