diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/nop/gnop.8 b/sbin/geom/class/nop/gnop.8
index a6d0fa451ef8..ee76038571e5 100644
--- a/sbin/geom/class/nop/gnop.8
+++ b/sbin/geom/class/nop/gnop.8
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ kernel module.
 Additional options:
 .Bl -tag -width ".Fl f Ar failprob"
 .It Fl f
-Force the removal of the specified striped device.
+Force the removal of the specified provider.
 .It Fl f Ar failprob
 Specifies failure probability in percentage.
 .It Fl v