diff --git a/lib/libmt/mt.3 b/lib/libmt/mt.3
index cadb1689a8d4..4d1551457cf4 100644
--- a/lib/libmt/mt.3
+++ b/lib/libmt/mt.3
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function returns the first entry in the tree starting at
 that matches
 .Ar name .
 The supplied node name can be a single level name like "foo", or it can
-specify mulitple node names that must be matched, for instance "foo.bar.baz".
+specify multiple node names that must be matched, for instance "foo.bar.baz".
 In the case of a single level name, it will match any node beneath
 .Ar entry
 that matches