diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 382fac2e8..9bd9f30a8 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Fixed bugs:
    printing a warning about multiple versions of ant detected in path
 
  * Default and SecureInputHandler will now raise an error when then
-   end of the inout stream (usually System.in or System.console) are
+   end of the input stream (usually System.in or System.console) are
    reached before a valid input has been read.
 
  * junitreport does not list testsuites that fail to start any tests