diff --git a/docs-xml/Samba3-Developers-Guide/cifsntdomain.xml b/docs-xml/Samba3-Developers-Guide/cifsntdomain.xml
index ec727ef7ca1..8467a6f5352 100644
--- a/docs-xml/Samba3-Developers-Guide/cifsntdomain.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/Samba3-Developers-Guide/cifsntdomain.xml
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ appears a third time after the last sub-structure.
 <listitem><para>0 - attributes (undocumented)</para></listitem></varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 	<term>VOID*</term>
-<listitem><para>0 - security descriptior (pointer)</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+<listitem><para>0 - security descriptor (pointer)</para></listitem></varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 	<term>UINT32</term>
 	<listitem><para>0 - security quality of service</para></listitem>
diff --git a/source3/locale/net/de.po b/source3/locale/net/de.po
index c5b238d9274..e78f1d6de27 100644
--- a/source3/locale/net/de.po
+++ b/source3/locale/net/de.po
@@ -6630,7 +6630,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ../../utils/net_rpc_registry.c:1368
 msgid ""
 "net rpc registry getsd\n"
-"    Get security descriptior"
+"    Get security descriptor"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../utils/net_rpc_rights.c:203
diff --git a/source3/utils/net_rpc_registry.c b/source3/utils/net_rpc_registry.c
index 5e170538d81..19b73fd7042 100644
--- a/source3/utils/net_rpc_registry.c
+++ b/source3/utils/net_rpc_registry.c
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ int net_rpc_registry(struct net_context *c, int argc, const char **argv)
 			NET_TRANSPORT_RPC,
 			N_("Get security descriptor"),
 			N_("net rpc registry getsd\n"
-			   "    Get security descriptior")
+			   "    Get security descriptor")
 		},
 		{
 			"import",