diff --git a/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/cap_net.3 b/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/cap_net.3
index e64038a4833..34066a8f808 100644
--- a/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/cap_net.3
+++ b/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/cap_net.3
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ CAPNET_DEPRECATED_NAME2ADDR	name resolution is allowed with
 CAPNET_BIND			bind syscall is allowed
 CAPNET_CONNECT			connect syscall is allowed
 CAPNET_CONNECTDNS		connect syscall is allowed to the values
-				returned from privies call to
+				returned from previous call to
 				the cap_getaddrinfo or cap_gethostbyname
 .Ed
 .Pp