diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index f2043a1..0217139 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ nopoll
nosepoll
Disables the use of the "speculative epoll" event polling system on Linux. It
is equivalent to the command-line argument "-ds". The next polling system
- used will generally be "epoll". See also "nosepoll", and "nopoll".
+ used will generally be "epoll". See also "noepoll", and "nopoll".
nosplice
Disables the use of kernel tcp splicing between sockets on Linux. It is
