diff --git a/LICENSE.TXT b/LICENSE.TXT
index b1def65dd..ca0bff819 100644
--- a/LICENSE.TXT
+++ b/LICENSE.TXT
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The contributed  BDF and PCF  drivers come  with a license  similar to
 that  of the  X Window  System.   It is  compatible to  the above  two
 licenses (see files `src/bdf/README`  and `src/pcf/README`).  The same
 holds   for   the   source    code   files   `src/base/fthash.c`   and
-`include/freetype/internal/fthash.h`; they wer part  of the BDF driver
+`include/freetype/internal/fthash.h`; they were part of the BDF driver
 in earlier FreeType versions.
 
 The gzip  module uses the  zlib license (see  `src/gzip/zlib.h`) which