diff --git a/man7/tcp.7 b/man7/tcp.7
index 2712e2811..436c2a00d 100644
--- a/man7/tcp.7
+++ b/man7/tcp.7
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ In Linux 2.2, the default value was 180.
 .TP
 .IR tcp_frto " (Boolean; default: disabled)"
 Enables F-RTO, an enhanced recovery algorithm for TCP retransmission
-timeouts.
+timeouts (RTOs).
 It is particularly beneficial in wireless environments
 where packet loss is typically due to random radio interference
 rather than intermediate router congestion.