diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
index b7f785069f7..d5ee6a58e77 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
@@ -6828,7 +6828,7 @@ EXEC SQL [ AT <replaceable class="parameter">connection_name</replaceable> ] DEC
     </para>
 
     <para>
-     <command>DELARE CURSOR</command> with a SQL statement identifier can be written before PREPARE.
+     <command>DECLARE CURSOR</command> with a SQL statement identifier can be written before PREPARE.
     </para>
    </refsect1>