diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ installed):
 
 To build and test crc 64 performance improvements:
 
-    % make distclean && make SEVER_TEST=yes
+    % make distclean && make SERVER_TEST=yes
     % src/valkey-server test crc64 --crc 10000000
 
 Fixing build problems with dependencies or cached build options