diff --git a/doc/rst2pdf.txt b/doc/rst2pdf.txt
index 6673de588..b52052ade 100644
--- a/doc/rst2pdf.txt
+++ b/doc/rst2pdf.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ The possible values are:
                     
                     
 --repeat-table-rows
-                    Repeats header row for each splitted table
+                    Repeats header row for each split table
 
 --raw-html          Support embeddig raw HTML. Default: False