diff --git a/doc/rpc-spec.txt b/doc/rpc-spec.txt
index 3a769f7f9..35059edd8 100644
--- a/doc/rpc-spec.txt
+++ b/doc/rpc-spec.txt
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
    leftUntilDone               | number                      | tr_stat
    manualAnnounceTime          | number                      | tr_stat
    maxConnectedPeers           | number                      | tr_torrent
-   metadataPecentComplete      | double                      | tr_stat
+   metadataPercentComplete     | double                      | tr_stat
    name                        | string                      | tr_info
    peer-limit                  | number                      | tr_torrent
    peers                       | array (see below)           | n/a
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
          |         |        NO | torrent-get    | removed arg "seeders"
          |         |        NO | torrent-get    | removed arg "timesCompleted"
          |         |        NO | torrent-get    | removed arg "swarmSpeed"
-         |         | yes       | torrent-get    | new arg "metadataPecentComplete"
+         |         | yes       | torrent-get    | new arg "metadataPercentComplete"
          |         | yes       | torrent-get    | new arg "trackerStats"
          |         | yes       | session-set    | new arg "incomplete-dir"
          |         | yes       | session-set    | new arg "incomplete-dir-enabled"
diff --git a/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c b/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c
index 34123e93e..ed0d81fc4 100644
--- a/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c
+++ b/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ addField( const tr_torrent * tor, tr_benc * d, const char * key )
         tr_bencDictAddInt( d, key, st->manualAnnounceTime );
     else if( tr_streq( key, keylen, "maxConnectedPeers" ) )
         tr_bencDictAddInt( d, key,  tr_torrentGetPeerLimit( tor ) );
-    else if( tr_streq( key, keylen, "metadataPecentComplete" ) )
+    else if( tr_streq( key, keylen, "metadataPercentComplete" ) )
         tr_bencDictAddReal( d, key, st->metadataPercentComplete );
     else if( tr_streq( key, keylen, "name" ) )
         tr_bencDictAddStr( d, key, inf->name );