diff --git a/doc/ospf6d.8 b/doc/ospf6d.8
index 63dedb3..44c4fe9 100644
--- a/doc/ospf6d.8
+++ b/doc/ospf6d.8
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 A brief message.
 .TP
 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-pid_file \fR\fIpid-file\fR
-When ospf6d starts its process idenifier is written to
+When ospf6d starts its process identifier is written to
 \fB\fIpid-file\fR.  The init system uses the recorded PID to stop or
 restart ospf6d.  The likely default is \fB\fI/var/run/ospf6d.pid\fR.
 .TP