diff --git a/tc/q_red.c b/tc/q_red.c
index 0e5d228..a4b5175 100644
--- a/tc/q_red.c
+++ b/tc/q_red.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 static void explain(void)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: ... red limit BYTES [min BYTES] [max BYTES] avpkt BYTES [burst PACKETS]\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "               [adaptative] [probability PROBABILITY] bandwidth KBPS\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "               [adaptive] [probability PROBABILITY] bandwidth KBPS\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "               [ecn] [harddrop]\n");
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
 			opt.flags |= TC_RED_HARDDROP;
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "adaptative") == 0) {
 			opt.flags |= TC_RED_ADAPTATIVE;
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "adaptive") == 0) {
+			opt.flags |= TC_RED_ADAPTATIVE;
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "help") == 0) {
 			explain();
 			return -1;
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@
 	if (qopt->flags & TC_RED_HARDDROP)
 		fprintf(f, "harddrop ");
 	if (qopt->flags & TC_RED_ADAPTATIVE)
-		fprintf(f, "adaptative ");
+		fprintf(f, "adaptive ");
 	if (show_details) {
 		fprintf(f, "ewma %u ", qopt->Wlog);
 		if (max_P)