diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index b38073191828..60e43cd32c3d 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd September 9, 2019
+.Dd February 9, 2020
 .Dt RC.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ is used to set the hostname via DHCP,
 this variable should be set to an empty string.
 Within a
 .Xr jail 8
-the hostname is generally already set and this variable may absent.
+the hostname is generally already set and this variable may be absent.
 If this value remains unset when the system is done booting
 your console login will display the default hostname of
 .Dq Amnesiac .