diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/signjar.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/signjar.html
index eb1f25ab1..0eab81629 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/signjar.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/signjar.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ directory or explicit JAR file name is not provided, JARs are signed in place.
 Dependency rules
 </p>
 <ul>
-<li>Nonexist destination JARs are created/signed</li>
+<li>Nonexistent destination JARs are created/signed</li>
 <li>Out of date destination JARs are created/signed</li>
 <li>If a destination file and a source file are the same,
 and <tt>lazy</tt> is true, the JAR is only signed if it does not