diff --git a/reference/zmq/zmq.xml b/reference/zmq/zmq.xml
index 7dd2233a3b..e4b1b9983a 100644
--- a/reference/zmq/zmq.xml
+++ b/reference/zmq/zmq.xml
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
      <varlistentry xml:id="zmq.constants.sockopt-rcvhwm">
       <term><constant>ZMQ::SOCKOPT_RCVHWM</constant></term>
       <listitem>
-       <para>The ZMQ_SNDHWM option shall set the high water mark for inbound messages on the specified socket. Available if compiled against ZeroMQ 3.x or higher (Value: &integer;).</para>
+       <para>The SOCKOPT_RCVHWM option shall set the high water mark for inbound messages on the specified socket. Available if compiled against ZeroMQ 3.x or higher (Value: &integer;).</para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>