diff --git a/share/man/man8/rc.8 b/share/man/man8/rc.8
index 9585b41704e7..fa3ec91a7ca0 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/rc.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/rc.8
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ executed at boot time and shutdown time.
 .Pp
 The
 .Xr service 8
-command provides a conveninet interface to manage rc.d services.
+command provides a convenient interface to manage rc.d services.
 .Pp
 The
 .Xr sysrc 8