diff --git a/xdocs/faq.xml b/xdocs/faq.xml
index c658785a2..037af4e62 100644
--- a/xdocs/faq.xml
+++ b/xdocs/faq.xml
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Apache Ant version 1.6.2 compiled on July 16 2004
       <answer>
         <p>The core idea is using property files which name accords to the
         os-name. Then simply use the build-in property <tt>os.name</tt>.</p>
-        <p>For better use you should also provide a file with defaul values.
+        <p>For better use you should also provide a file with default values.
         But be careful with the correct os-names. For test simply &lt;echo&gt;
         the ${os.name} on all machines and you can be sure to use the right
         file names.</p>