diff --git a/bench/README.txt b/bench/README.txt
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-This folder contains a couple of benchmark utities and Eigen benchmarks.
+This folder contains a couple of benchmark utilities and Eigen benchmarks.
 
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 * bench_multi_compilers.sh *