diff --git a/doc/ospfd.8 b/doc/ospfd.8
index 8dd527b..0614408 100644
--- a/doc/ospfd.8
+++ b/doc/ospfd.8
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 A brief message.
 .TP
 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-pid_file \fR\fIpid-file\fR
-When ospfd starts its process idenifier is written to
+When ospfd starts its process identifier is written to
 \fB\fIpid-file\fR.  The init system uses the recorded PID to stop or
 restart ospfd.  The likely default is \fB\fI/var/run/ospfd.pid\fR.
 .TP