diff --git a/lib/libc/posix1e/acl_get_tag_type.3 b/lib/libc/posix1e/acl_get_tag_type.3
index c14d47ccc341..daf593ca253b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/posix1e/acl_get_tag_type.3
+++ b/lib/libc/posix1e/acl_get_tag_type.3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm acl_get_tag_type
-.Nd calculate and set ACL mask permissions
+.Nd retrieve the tag type from an ACL entry
 .Sh LIBRARY
 .Lb libc
 .Sh SYNOPSIS