In the title compound, C(8)H(7)ClFNO, the dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the acetamide side chain is 5.47 (6)°. An S(6) ring motif is formed via an intra-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bond. In the crystal, N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into C(4) chains along [001].