diff --git a/man2/recv.2 b/man2/recv.2
index 046edf86f..494091edd 100644
--- a/man2/recv.2
+++ b/man2/recv.2
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ member of the
 For error receives,
 the
 .B MSG_ERRQUEUE
-is set in the
+flag is set in the
 .IR msghdr .
 After an error has been passed, the pending socket error
 is regenerated based on the next queued error and will be passed