diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3 b/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3
index c9e002cbebf..f7fec45d5e8 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function runs in about a third the time as the same request made via the
 .Fn sysctlbyname
 function).
 The
-.Fn sysctlbyname
+.Fn sysctlnametomib
 function is also useful for fetching mib prefixes and then adding
 a final component.
 For example, to fetch process information