diff --git a/doc/latex/httpd.tex b/doc/latex/httpd.tex
index b5327f8..ea5a779 100644
--- a/doc/latex/httpd.tex
+++ b/doc/latex/httpd.tex
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ exported by the \ex{httpd\=basic\=handlers} structure:
 
 \defvar{null-request-handler}{request-handler}
 \begin{desc}
-  This request handler always generated a \ex{not-found} error
-  response, no patter what the request is.
+  This request handler always generates a \ex{not-found} error
+  response, no matter what the request is.
 \end{desc}
 
 \defun{make-predicate-handler}{predicate handler