diff --git a/man2/memfd_create.2 b/man2/memfd_create.2
index 7d8cc515c..12d8f166b 100644
--- a/man2/memfd_create.2
+++ b/man2/memfd_create.2
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ The program accepts up to three command-line arguments,
 of which the first two are required.
 The first argument is the name to associate with the file,
 the second argument is the size to be set for the file,
-and the optional third is a string of characters that specify
+and the optional third argument is a string of characters that specify
 seals to be set on file.
 
 The second program,