diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8
index ae5d62c60e68..9334bd931fdd 100644
--- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8
+++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ for more information.
 Note that option is a virtual no-op in
 .Fx 5.0
 and above; both port
-ranges are indentical by default.
+ranges are identical by default.
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 The default file creation mode mask is set to
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