diff --git a/sbin/ipf/ipf/ipf.4 b/sbin/ipf/ipf/ipf.4
index 73a17a0cc8d..73b272a4ccb 100644
--- a/sbin/ipf/ipf/ipf.4
+++ b/sbin/ipf/ipf/ipf.4
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Flags which are recognised in fr_flags:
      FR_RETRST       0x000080   /* return a TCP RST packet if blocked */
      FR_RETICMP      0x000100   /* return an ICMP packet if blocked */
      FR_FAKEICMP     0x00180    /* Return ICMP unreachable with fake source */
-     FR_NOMATCH      0x000200   /* no match occured */
+     FR_NOMATCH      0x000200   /* no match occurred */
      FR_ACCOUNT      0x000400   /* count packet bytes */
      FR_KEEPFRAG     0x000800   /* keep fragment information */
      FR_KEEPSTATE    0x001000   /* keep `connection' state information */