diff --git a/ncurses.spec b/ncurses.spec
index bff38ef..13438ac 100644
--- a/ncurses.spec
+++ b/ncurses.spec
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ sed -ri '/^iTerm/{s@iterm\|@@}' misc/terminfo.src
     > $SCREENLOG
     tail -q -s 0.5 -f $SCREENLOG & pid=$!
     eval screen -L -D -m ./${c#*./} --with-abi-version=5	\
-				    --withouth-pthread		\
+				    --without-pthread		\
 				    --disable-reentrant		\
 				    --disable-ext-mouse		\
 				    --enable-widec		\