diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/runit.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/runit.py
index 08338e87f7..18639b2079 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/runit.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/runit.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ options:
         choices: [ killed, once, reloaded, restarted, started, stopped ]
     enabled:
         description:
-            - Wheater the service is enabled or not, if disabled it also implies stopped.
+            - Whether the service is enabled or not, if disabled it also implies stopped.
         type: bool
     service_dir:
         description: