diff --git a/lib/rabbitmq/cli/ctl/commands/stop_app_command.ex b/lib/rabbitmq/cli/ctl/commands/stop_app_command.ex
index 170ca03f..1f3dc164 100644
--- a/lib/rabbitmq/cli/ctl/commands/stop_app_command.ex
+++ b/lib/rabbitmq/cli/ctl/commands/stop_app_command.ex
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule RabbitMQ.CLI.Ctl.Commands.StopAppCommand do
 
   def help_section(), do: :node_management
 
-  def description(), do: "Stops the RabbitMQ application, leaving the runtme (Erlang VM) running"
+  def description(), do: "Stops the RabbitMQ application, leaving the runtime (Erlang VM) running"
 
   def banner(_, %{node: node_name}), do: "Stopping rabbit application on node #{node_name} ..."
 end