diff --git a/cmd/ethkey/changepassphrase.go b/cmd/ethkey/changepassphrase.go
index 530554c007..d1ae2ae0d8 100644
--- a/cmd/ethkey/changepassphrase.go
+++ b/cmd/ethkey/changepassphrase.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var newPassphraseFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-	Name:  "newpassowrdfile",
+	Name:  "newpasswordfile",
 	Usage: "the file that contains the new passphrase for the keyfile",
 }