diff --git a/compose/compose-file/index.md b/compose/compose-file/index.md
index 1a5bfb41d9..b86d8f9820 100644
--- a/compose/compose-file/index.md
+++ b/compose/compose-file/index.md
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ or a list:
         - gitcommithash=cdc3b19
 
 > **Note**: if you specify `ARG` in your Dockerfile befor the `FROM` instruction 
-> then the `ARG` will not be available in the buld instructions under `FROM`
+> then the `ARG` will not be available in the build instructions under `FROM`
 > if you need a argument in both places simply place it again under the `FROM` instruction
 
 You can omit the value when specifying a build argument, in which case its value