diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntpdate.8 b/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntpdate.8
index 78f69eacbf14..9d5084ac6dfd 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntpdate.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntpdate.8
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ This file
 should be in the format described in
 .Xr ntpd 8 .
 .It Fl o Ar version
-Specify the NTP version for outgoint packets as the integer
+Specify the NTP version for outgoing packets as the integer
 .Ar version ,
 which can be 1 or 2.
 The default is 3.