diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_socket.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_socket.3
index 52abf1ef8..ea29e7110 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_socket.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_socket.3
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ the return code means that libcurl may have more data available to return or
 that there may be more data to send off before it is "satisfied".
 
 In modern libcurls, \fICURLM_CALL_MULTI_PERFORM\fP or
-\fICURLM_CALL_MULTI_SOKCET\fP should not be returned and no application needs
+\fICURLM_CALL_MULTI_SOCKET\fP should not be returned and no application needs
 to care about them.
 
 NOTE that the return code is for the whole multi stack. Problems still might have