diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1
index ebb40eed4..ef771fee7 100644
--- a/docs/curl.1
+++ b/docs/curl.1
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ encryption required. (Added in 7.11.0)
 
 If this option is used twice, the second will again disable this.
 .IP "--ftp-ssl-control"
-(FTP) Required SSL/TLS for the ftp login, clear for transfer.  Allows secure
+(FTP) Require SSL/TLS for the ftp login, clear for transfer.  Allows secure
 authentication, but non-encrypted data transfers for efficiency.  Fails the
 transfer if the server doesn't support SSL/TLS.  (Added in 7.16.0)