diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html
index b09906037..eeccc8ab3 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ classname in the "build.compiler" property.
 <p>The fork attribute overrides the build.compiler setting and expects
 a JDK1.1 or higher to be set in java.home.
 </p>
-<p>This task will drop all entries that point to non-existant
+<p>This task will drop all entries that point to non-existent
 files/directories from the CLASSPATH it passes to the compiler.</p>
 <p><strong>Windows Note:</strong>When the modern compiler is used
 in unforked mode on Windows, it locks up the files present in the