diff --git a/man2/ioctl.2 b/man2/ioctl.2
index 98406be84..0a1c432ce 100644
--- a/man2/ioctl.2
+++ b/man2/ioctl.2
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ is not a valid descriptor.
 references an inaccessible memory area.
 .TP
 .B EINVAL
-.I Request
+.I request
 or
 .I argp
 is not valid.