diff --git a/man2/futex.2 b/man2/futex.2
index 76c89f16c..5e006784f 100644
--- a/man2/futex.2
+++ b/man2/futex.2
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ fwait(uint32_t *futexp)
 
 /* Release the futex pointed to by \(aqfutexp\(aq: if the futex currently
    has the value 0, set its value to 1 and the wake any futex waiters,
-   so that if the peer is blocked in fpost(), it can proceed. */
+   so that if the peer is blocked in fwait(), it can proceed. */
 
 static void
 fpost(uint32_t *futexp)