diff --git a/man3/fopencookie.3 b/man3/fopencookie.3
index 5898de7a5..a39e2698e 100644
--- a/man3/fopencookie.3
+++ b/man3/fopencookie.3
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ its own choosing; for example,
 .BR fopencookie ()
 is used to implement
 .BR fmemopen (3),
-which provides a steam interface to data that is stored in a
+which provides a stream interface to data that is stored in a
 buffer in memory.
 
 In order to create a custom stream the programmer must: