diff --git a/doc/man/man5/ldap.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/ldap.conf.5
index fd9cdaa2a1f936c09bcde8dbe0396cbc2dadbf5d..00d9d4adc0ccdf329c3047120bee45f69da95217 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/ldap.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/ldap.conf.5
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ defaults file.
 Additional configuration files can be specified using
 the \fBLDAPCONF\fP and \fBLDAPRC\fP environment variables.
 \fBLDAPCONF\fP may be set the path of a configuration file.  This
-patch can be absolute or relative to current working directory.
+path can be absolute or relative to current working directory.
 The \fBLDAPRC\fP, if defined, should be a basename of a file
 in the current working directory or in the user's home directory.
 .LP