diff --git a/core/MAINTAINERS.txt b/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
index 69b2f2da9f9b92f50242fef5b29054c6b65c13a8..43eef0b2d0e1e0c94804d7ec64943266d3e0882c 100644
--- a/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
+++ b/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Security team
 
 To report a security issue, see: https://drupal.org/security-team/report-issue
 
-The Drupal security team provives Security Advisories for vulnerabilities,
+The Drupal security team provides Security Advisories for vulnerabilities,
 assists developers in resolving security issues, and provides security
 documentation. See http://drupal.org/security-team for more information. The
 security team lead is: