diff --git a/man/man8/ip-tunnel.8 b/man/man8/ip-tunnel.8
index 9a510af0..57e030dd 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-tunnel.8
+++ b/man/man8/ip-tunnel.8
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ flag is equivalent to the combination
 .B It doesn't work. Don't use it.
 
 .TP
-.BI encaplim " ELIM"
+.BI encaplimit " ELIM"
 .RB ( " only IPv6 tunnels " )
 set a fixed encapsulation limit. Default is 4.