diff --git a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
index 2f82678a7..cbc465c1e 100644
--- a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
+++ b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
 %% COLOR (general)
 %
 % FIXME: \normalcolor should probably be used in place of \py@NormalColor
-% elsewhere, and \py@NormalColor shoudl never be defined. \normalcolor
+% elsewhere, and \py@NormalColor should never be defined. \normalcolor
 % switches to the colour from last \color call in preamble.
 \def\py@NormalColor{\color{black}}
 % FIXME: it is probably better to use \color{TitleColor}, as TitleColor