diff --git a/libfreefare/mifare_application.3 b/libfreefare/mifare_application.3
index 9ec2d7a..3c72dd0 100644
--- a/libfreefare/mifare_application.3
+++ b/libfreefare/mifare_application.3
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The
 .Fn mifare_application_alloc
 function allocates enought sectors to store
 .Vt size
-blocks for the Application Identifier
+sectors for the Application Identifier
 .Vt aid
 and returns the list of allocated sectors.
 .Pp