1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index d0536b5a4e01..f350c69b2bb4 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ arp_ignore - INTEGER
 arp_notify - BOOLEAN
         Define mode for notification of address and device changes.
         0 - (default): do nothing
-        1 - Generate gratuitous arp replies when device is brought up
+        1 - Generate gratuitous arp requests when device is brought up
             or hardware address changes.
 
 arp_accept - BOOLEAN