diff --git a/klog.go b/klog.go
index 887ea62df..2f89105d1 100644
--- a/klog.go
+++ b/klog.go
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func InitFlags(flagset *flag.FlagSet) {
 	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.alsoToStderr, "alsologtostderr", false, "log to standard error as well as files")
 	flagset.Var(&logging.verbosity, "v", "number for the log level verbosity")
 	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.skipHeaders, "skip_headers", false, "If true, avoid header prefixes in the log messages")
-	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.skipLogHeaders, "skip_log_headers", false, "If true, avoid headers when openning log files")
+	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.skipLogHeaders, "skip_log_headers", false, "If true, avoid headers when opening log files")
 	flagset.Var(&logging.stderrThreshold, "stderrthreshold", "logs at or above this threshold go to stderr")
 	flagset.Var(&logging.vmodule, "vmodule", "comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging")
 	flagset.Var(&logging.traceLocation, "log_backtrace_at", "when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace")