diff --git a/NSEC3-NOTES b/NSEC3-NOTES
index e35ff4a5d7..73a8cca4e4 100644
--- a/NSEC3-NOTES
+++ b/NSEC3-NOTES
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ to perform based on the flag bits.
 	0x20 NONSEC
 
 If you wish to go straight to a secure zone using NSEC3 you should
-also add a NSECPARAM record to the update request with the flags
+also add a NSEC3PARAM record to the update request with the flags
 field set to indicate whether the NSEC3 chain will have the OPTOUT
 bit set or not.