diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 52d52f82..a2493e6a 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -4365,7 +4365,7 @@ causes
 .Nm
 to request the clipboard from the most recently used client (if possible) and
 send the reply (if any) back to the application;
-.Ic buffer
+.Ic both
 is the same as
 .Ic request
 but also creates a paste buffer.