diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/jar/JarCommand.java b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/jar/JarCommand.java
index 8142772ea6..91702fe8cb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/jar/JarCommand.java
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/jar/JarCommand.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class JarCommand extends OptionParsingCommand {
 					"Pattern applied to directories on the classpath to find files to include in the resulting jar")
 							.withRequiredArg().withValuesSeparatedBy(",").defaultsTo("");
 			this.excludeOption = option("exclude",
-					"Pattern applied to directories on the claspath to find files to exclude from the resulting jar")
+					"Pattern applied to directories on the classpath to find files to exclude from the resulting jar")
 							.withRequiredArg().withValuesSeparatedBy(",").defaultsTo("");
 		}