diff --git a/share/man/man9/refcount.9 b/share/man/man9/refcount.9
index 78631f9a865..7375f429a60 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/refcount.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/refcount.9
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ but additionally checks that the
 value does not overflow as result of the operation.
 It returns
 .Dv true
-if the reference was sucessfully obtained, and
+if the reference was successfully obtained, and
 .Dv false
 if it was not, due to the overflow.
 .Pp