diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/htmlparser/README b/tests/benchmarks/htmlparser/README
index 37e3b969d3..7feb2b7544 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/htmlparser/README
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/htmlparser/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 
 This is a copy of wxWidgets 2.8's  wxHTML parser. Unlike the 2.9+ version, it
 uses wxString::operator[] during parsing and so is perfect for testing
-real-life perfomance of the new wxString class' operator[] caching.
+real-life performance of the new wxString class' operator[] caching.