diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-destinations/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-destinations/README.md
index 8459820e9686e..404b0b3157adb 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-destinations/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-destinations/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The following destinations are supported
 * SNS topic
 * EventBridge event bus
 
-Example with a SNS topic for sucessful invocations:
+Example with a SNS topic for successful invocations:
 
 ```ts
 import * as lambda from '@aws-cdk/aws-lambda';