diff --git a/man2/msgctl.2 b/man2/msgctl.2
index 360bafc07..2175e73ff 100644
--- a/man2/msgctl.2
+++ b/man2/msgctl.2
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Return a
 structure as for
 .BR IPC_STAT .
 However, the
-.I msgid
+.I msqid
 argument is not a queue identifier, but instead an index into
 the kernel's internal array that maintains information about
 all message queues on the system.