diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 1313effd09..1d19094e2e 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ option('secdriver_selinux', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'use SE
 
 
 # storage driver options
-option('storage_dir', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'directory backand for the storage driver')
+option('storage_dir', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'directory backend for the storage driver')
 option('storage_disk', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'GPartd Disk backend for the storage driver')
 option('storage_fs', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'FileSystem backend for the storage driver')
 option('storage_gluster', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Gluster backend for the storage driver')