diff --git a/src/pkgcheck/scripts/pkgcheck_scan.py b/src/pkgcheck/scripts/pkgcheck_scan.py
index d4e812b0b..c97f4fcb5 100644
--- a/src/pkgcheck/scripts/pkgcheck_scan.py
+++ b/src/pkgcheck/scripts/pkgcheck_scan.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     metavar="TARGET",
     nargs="*",
     action=arghparse.ParseNonblockingStdin,
-    help="if not given, scan the repo.  If given, limit scans to pkgs matching extended atom syntax.  If no packaages match, no scans are ran",
+    help="if not given, scan the repo.  If given, limit scans to pkgs matching extended atom syntax.  If no packages match, no scans are ran",
 )
 
 main_options = scan.add_argument_group("main options")