diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/rand.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/rand.3
index 67955d9ea0f..4e90fcc4260 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/rand.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/rand.3
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ seeded with a value of 1.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn sranddev
-routine initialize a seed using
+function initializes a seed using the
 .Xr urandom 4
 random number device which returns good random numbers,
 suitable for cryptographic use.