diff --git a/src/nacl/signing.py b/src/nacl/signing.py
index 12ec8ec4..e0f8dfe9 100644
--- a/src/nacl/signing.py
+++ b/src/nacl/signing.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 class SignedMessage(bytes):
     """
-    A bytes subclass that holds a messaged that has been signed by a
+    A bytes subclass that holds a message that has been signed by a
     :class:`SigningKey`.
     """