diff --git a/cmd/ethereum/flags.go b/cmd/ethereum/flags.go
index d27b739c36..40bb1318db 100644
--- a/cmd/ethereum/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/ethereum/flags.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func Init() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&DiffTool, "difftool", false, "creates output for diff'ing. Sets LogLevel=0")
 	flag.StringVar(&DiffType, "diff", "all", "sets the level of diff output [vm, all]. Has no effect if difftool=false")
 	flag.BoolVar(&ShowGenesis, "genesis", false, "Dump the genesis block")
-	flag.StringVar(&ImportChain, "chain", "", "Imports fiven chain")
+	flag.StringVar(&ImportChain, "chain", "", "Imports given chain")
 
 	flag.BoolVar(&Dump, "dump", false, "output the ethereum state in JSON format. Sub args [number, hash]")
 	flag.StringVar(&DumpHash, "hash", "", "specify arg in hex")