diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/system.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/system.3
index 31682819dc6..119432342f7 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/system.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/system.3
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd July 25, 2015
+.Dd January 11, 2024
 .Dt SYSTEM 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ user to run arbitrary command,
 because all meta-characters supported by
 .Xr sh 1
 would be honored.
-User supplied parameters should always be carefully santized
+User supplied parameters should always be carefully sanitized
 before they appear in
 .Fa string .