diff --git a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8
index a1be3fac88f..fa936c2de5e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ The names
 .Dq tcp46
 and
 .Dq udp46
-specify that the entry accepts both IPv6 and IPv6 connections
+specify that the entry accepts both IPv4 and IPv6 connections
 via a wildcard
 .Dv AF_INET6
 socket.