diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
index a2997aba2626..f4c6daa8b40f 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ specifies the number of beacon intervals between DTIM
 and must be in the range 1 to 15.
 By default DTIM is 1 (i.e., DTIM occurs at each beacon).
 .It Cm quiet
-Enable the use of quiet IE.  Hostap will use this to silent other
+Enable the use of quiet IE.  Hostap will use this to silence other
 stations to reduce interference for radar detection when
 operating on 5GHz frequency and doth support is enabled.
 Use