diff --git a/man3/dlopen.3 b/man3/dlopen.3
index 40160695d..db8eb20a3 100644
--- a/man3/dlopen.3
+++ b/man3/dlopen.3
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ to resolve references in a dynamically loaded library.
 .PP
 If the same library is loaded again with
 .BR dlopen (),
-the same file handle is returned.
+the same library handle is returned.
 The dl library maintains reference
 counts for library handles, so a dynamic library is not
 deallocated until