diff --git a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
index 372e6c6f..74c764a6 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ output more statistics about packet usage.
 output more detailed information.
 
 .TP
-.BR "\-h", " \-human", " \-human-readble"
+.BR "\-h", " \-human", " \-human-readable"
 output statistics with human readable values number followed by suffix
 
 .TP