diff --git a/lightning-background-processor/src/lib.rs b/lightning-background-processor/src/lib.rs
index 993e634d446..60a63d8533e 100644
--- a/lightning-background-processor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lightning-background-processor/src/lib.rs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ macro_rules! define_run_body {
 ///
 /// See [`BackgroundProcessor::start`] for information on which actions this handles.
 ///
-/// Requres the `futures` feature. Note that while this method is available without the `std`
+/// Requires the `futures` feature. Note that while this method is available without the `std`
 /// feature, doing so will skip calling [`NetworkGraph::remove_stale_channels_and_tracking`],
 /// you should call [`NetworkGraph::remove_stale_channels_and_tracking_with_time`] regularly
 /// manually instead.