diff --git a/bip-0121.mediawiki b/bip-0121.mediawiki
index 76513dd0..de89f0cc 100644
--- a/bip-0121.mediawiki
+++ b/bip-0121.mediawiki
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ The <tt>p</tt> parameter value is the destination where to send the
 PoP to. This destination is typically a <tt>https:</tt> URL or a
 <tt>http:</tt> URL, but it could be any type of URI, for example
 <tt>mailto:</tt>. To keep <tt>btcpop:</tt> URIs short, users should
-not make their <tt>p</tt> parameter unneccesarily long.
+not make their <tt>p</tt> parameter unnecessarily long.
 
 ==== <tt>http:</tt> and <tt>https:</tt> URLs ====