diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION.3
index 113021e71..51961972b 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION.3
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Wait for incoming data. For the socket to become readable.
 .IP CURL_POLL_OUT
 Wait for outgoing data. For the socket to become writable.
 .IP CURL_POLL_INOUT
-Wait for incoming abd outgoing data. For the socket to become readable or
+Wait for incoming and outgoing data. For the socket to become readable or
 writable.
 .IP CURL_POLL_REMOVE
 The specified socket/file descriptor is no longer used by libcurl.