diff --git a/lib/libutil/flopen.3 b/lib/libutil/flopen.3
index 0e5fbadacf12..9025d65e304c 100644
--- a/lib/libutil/flopen.3
+++ b/lib/libutil/flopen.3
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ to
 .Dv EWOULDBLOCK .
 .Pp
 As with
-.Fn flopen ,
+.Fn open ,
 the additional
 .Va mode
 argument is required if