diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index 2adb64f364d425..8b2ac1c1514d2b 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ the client.
 If the timeout expires, the server responds with status 408 without
 forwarding the request to the request listener and then closes the connection.
 
-It must be set to a non-zero value (e.g. 120 seconds) to proctect against
+It must be set to a non-zero value (e.g. 120 seconds) to protect against
 potential Denial-of-Service attacks in case the server is deployed without a
 reverse proxy in front.