diff --git a/etc/pam.d/README b/etc/pam.d/README
index 7b8f9582124e..2824c054fe85 100644
--- a/etc/pam.d/README
+++ b/etc/pam.d/README
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ particular service, the /etc/pam.d/other is used instead.  If that
 file does not exist, /etc/pam.conf is searched for entries matching
 the specified service or, failing that, the "other" service.
 
-See the pam(8) manual page for an explanation of the workings of the
+See the pam(3) manual page for an explanation of the workings of the
 PAM library and descriptions of the various files and modules.  Below
 is a summary of the format for the pam.conf and /etc/pam.d/* files.