diff --git a/l3ref-tmp.sty b/l3ref-tmp.sty
index d85873db..f5d2a8ba 100644
--- a/l3ref-tmp.sty
+++ b/l3ref-tmp.sty
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 %%
 %%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
 %%
-%% This file is a tmp file in placed of a future kernel module
+%% This file is a tmp file in place of a future kernel module
 %% and subject to change without notice.
 %%
 \ProvidesExplPackage{l3ref-tmp}{2021-06-23}{}