diff --git a/share/man/man4/gre.4 b/share/man/man4/gre.4
index 88064c7a477..14462f257a9 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/gre.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/gre.4
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ On Host D
 route add default C
 ifconfig greN create
 ifconfig greN D A
-ifconfig tunnel greN D A
+ifconfig greN tunnel D A
 .Ed
 .Pp
 If all goes well, you should see packets flowing ;-)