diff --git a/man2/recv.2 b/man2/recv.2
index 0491880da..953006429 100644
--- a/man2/recv.2
+++ b/man2/recv.2
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ The messages are of the form:
 .nf
 
 struct cmsghdr {
-    size_t cmsg_len;    /* data byte count, including hdr */
+    size_t cmsg_len;    /* data byte count, including header */
     int    cmsg_level;  /* originating protocol */
     int    cmsg_type;   /* protocol-specific type */
 /* followed by