diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
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--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 2003-05-27  Bill C. Riemers  <cygwin@docbill.net>
 
 	* fhandler_disk_file.cc (fhandler_disk_file::fstat_helper): Filter
-	permissions throug umask on FAT or if ntsec is off.
+	permissions through umask on FAT or if ntsec is off.
 
 2003-05-26  Pierre Humblet  <pierre.humblet@ieee.org>