diff --git a/lib/libcasper/services/cap_sysctl/cap_sysctl.3 b/lib/libcasper/services/cap_sysctl/cap_sysctl.3
index 2c7a491a1f8..6acbe38d874 100644
--- a/lib/libcasper/services/cap_sysctl/cap_sysctl.3
+++ b/lib/libcasper/services/cap_sysctl/cap_sysctl.3
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd December 6, 2023
+.Dd May 13, 2026
 .Dt CAP_SYSCTL 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Rights are encoded using the following flags:
 CAP_SYSCTL_READ		allow reads of the sysctl variable
 CAP_SYSCTL_WRITE        allow writes of the sysctl variable
 CAP_SYSCTL_RDWR         allow reads and writes of the sysctl variable
-CAP_RECURSIVE           permit access to any child of the sysctl variable
+CAP_SYSCTL_RECURSIVE    permit access to any child of the sysctl variable
 .Ed
 .Pp
 The