diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3bf1b5ce..23206fe0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ For an NSLU2, to drive the "3D Sound" USB card:
 
 `shairport -d -L 99400 -a "Shairport 2.0" -- -d hw:0`
 
-Note that the mixer in the "3D Sound" card doesn't work on the NSLU2. Maybe this is because the NSLU2 is a big-ending device, whereas most other devices are little-endian.
+Note that the mixer in the "3D Sound" card doesn't work on the NSLU2. Maybe this is because the NSLU2 is a big-endian device, whereas most other devices are little-endian.
 
 Notes
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