diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index 35d7db35a..77ead7962 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ Shared object to be profiled.
 (glibc since 2.1)
 File where
 .B LD_PROFILE
-output should be stored, default is standard output.
+output should be written; default is standard output.
 .B LD_PROFILE_OUTPUT
 is ignored for set-user-ID/set-group-ID binaries.
 .TP