diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
index 39dff375db0..2dbc12ecc3a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
@@ -3069,7 +3069,7 @@ list will still be maintained.
 Default: Enabled.
 This option tells
 .Nm
-to adjust outgoing TCP SYN packets so that the maximum receive segment
+to adjust TCP SYN packets so that the maximum receive segment
 size is not greater than the amount allowed by the interface MTU.
 .It throughput
 Default: Enabled.
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
index 39dff375db0..2dbc12ecc3a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
@@ -3069,7 +3069,7 @@ list will still be maintained.
 Default: Enabled.
 This option tells
 .Nm
-to adjust outgoing TCP SYN packets so that the maximum receive segment
+to adjust TCP SYN packets so that the maximum receive segment
 size is not greater than the amount allowed by the interface MTU.
 .It throughput
 Default: Enabled.