diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst b/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst
index 2460f7e54d0..971d42cea08 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ This problem is related to OpenSSL, and in some cases might be solved
 by installing a new version of ``git`` and ``openssl``:
 
 #. Run ``spack install git``
-#. Add the output of ``spack module loads git`` to your ``.bahsrc``.
+#. Add the output of ``spack module loads git`` to your ``.bashrc``.
 
 If this doesn't work, it is also possible to disable checking of SSL
 certificates by using: