diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index 9da17a2f68e..007519e195a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -7664,7 +7664,7 @@ ldap://ldap.acme.com/cn=dbserver,cn=hosts?pgconnectinfo?base?(objectclass=*)
~/.postgresql/postgresql.crt>
client certificate
- requested by server
+ sent to server