diff --git a/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1 b/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1
index 671edc3b33fd..9ff75bcb8f5e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1
+++ b/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ compliant.
 .Sh BUGS
 If
 .Ar utility
-attempts to envoke another command such that the number of arguments or the
+attempts to invoke another command such that the number of arguments or the
 size of the environment is increased, it risks
 .Xr execvp 3
 failing with
-.Dv E2BIG .
+.Er E2BIG .