diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index 04f0a5876e3..061254a22d8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -6208,7 +6208,7 @@ myEventProc(PGEventId evtId, void *evtInfo, void *passThrough)
     as that of <literal>verify-ca</literal>, meaning the sever certificate
     is validated against the CA. Relying on this behavior is discouraged,
     and applications that need certificate validation should always use
-    <literal>validate-ca</literal> or <literal>validate-full</literal>.
+    <literal>verify-ca</literal> or <literal>verify-full</literal>.
    </para>
   </note>
  </sect2>