diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 0413efd37cc9e7..2ffb3410ae5a2d 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ tools/test.py parallel/test-stream-*  # The test/ prefix can be omitted
 tools/test.py "test/parallel/test-stream-*"
 ```
 
-The whildcard `*` can be used in any part of the path. For example, to run all tests
+The wildcard `*` can be used in any part of the path. For example, to run all tests
 with a name that starts with `test-inspector-`, regardless of the directory they are in:
 
 ```bash