diff --git a/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample b/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample
index df778417d4..47296cc986 100644
--- a/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@
 
 # Whether to write zeros to a node's block devices after
 # writing random data. This will write zeros to the device
-# even when deploy.shred_random_overwrite_interations is 0.
+# even when deploy.shred_random_overwrite_iterations is 0.
 # This option is only used if a device could not be ATA Secure
 # Erased. Defaults to True. (boolean value)
 #shred_final_overwrite_with_zeros = true
diff --git a/ironic/conf/deploy.py b/ironic/conf/deploy.py
index 05a74bc754..6e109a2d9f 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/deploy.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/deploy.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ opts = [
                 help=_("Whether to write zeros to a node's block devices "
                        "after writing random data. This will write zeros to "
                        "the device even when "
-                       "deploy.shred_random_overwrite_interations is 0. This "
+                       "deploy.shred_random_overwrite_iterations is 0. This "
                        "option is only used if a device could not be ATA "
                        "Secure Erased. Defaults to True.")),
     cfg.BoolOpt('continue_if_disk_secure_erase_fails',