diff --git a/website/source/docs/provisioners/chef.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/provisioners/chef.html.markdown
index f84b7c3661..00908a6f68 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/provisioners/chef.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/provisioners/chef.html.markdown
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ resource "aws_instance" "web" {
         node_name = "webserver1"
         secret_key = "${file("../encrypted_data_bag_secret")}"
         server_url = "https://chef.company.com/organizations/org1"
-        receate_client = true
+        recreate_client = true
         user_name = "bob"
         user_key = "${file("../bob.pem")}"
         version = "12.4.1"