diff --git a/gunicorn/config.py b/gunicorn/config.py
index aa978949..6761b9c9 100644
--- a/gunicorn/config.py
+++ b/gunicorn/config.py
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ class MaxRequests(Setting):
     desc = """\
         The maximum number of requests a worker will process before restarting.
 
-        Any value greater than zero will limit the number of requests a work
+        Any value greater than zero will limit the number of requests a worker
         will process before automatically restarting. This is a simple method
         to help limit the damage of memory leaks.