diff --git a/man7/epoll.7 b/man7/epoll.7
index 44760d2fd..e91161f17 100644
--- a/man7/epoll.7
+++ b/man7/epoll.7
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ if (epoll_ctl(epollfd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, listen_sock, &ev) == \-1) {
 for (;;) {
     nfds = epoll_wait(epollfd, events, MAX_EVENTS, \-1);
     if (nfds == \-1) {
-        perror("epoll_pwait");
+        perror("epoll_wait");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }