diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml
index 7af918d36ee..5df987f9c9c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ data. Empty in ordinary tables.</entry>
 
  <para>
   <xref linkend="storage-page-layout-figure"/> illustrates how these parts are
-  layed out in a page.
+  laid out in a page.
  </para>
 
  <figure id="storage-page-layout-figure">