diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
index 0cb14734cffd..b29509d28a9e 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ allocation.
 .Fn malloc_usable_size
 is not a mechanism for in-place
 .Fn realloc ;
-rather it is provided soley as a tool for introspection purposes.
+rather it is provided solely as a tool for introspection purposes.
 Any discrepancy between the requested allocation size and the size reported by
 .Fn malloc_usable_size
 should not be depended on, since such behavior is entirely