diff --git a/man3/getaddrinfo.3 b/man3/getaddrinfo.3
index dec5fca59..db7955b55 100644
--- a/man3/getaddrinfo.3
+++ b/man3/getaddrinfo.3
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ The loopback address is not considered for this case as valid
 as a configured address.
 .PP
 If
-.I hint.ai_flags
+.I hints.ai_flags
 specifies the
 .B AI_V4MAPPED
 flag, and