diff --git a/share/man/man4/syncache.4 b/share/man/man4/syncache.4
index d5f5f7c9356c..1c1580646874 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/syncache.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/syncache.4
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ applied to the connection, precluding use of features like window scale,
 timestamps, or exact MSS sizing.
 As the returning ACK establishes the connection, it may be possible for
 an attacker to ACK flood a machine in an attempt to create a connection.
-While steps have been taken to militate this risk, this may provide a way
+While steps have been taken to mitigate this risk, this may provide a way
 to bypass firewalls which filter incoming segments with the SYN bit set.
 .Pp
 The