diff --git a/bin/dig/dig.rst b/bin/dig/dig.rst
index c3b7e90b9d..5aa488ef8d 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dig.rst
+++ b/bin/dig/dig.rst
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ shows how :program:`dig` can be used from the command line to make three
 lookups: an ANY query for ``www.isc.org``, a reverse lookup of 127.0.0.1,
 and a query for the NS records of ``isc.org``. A global query option of
 :option:`+qr` is applied, so that :program:`dig` shows the initial query it made for
-each lookup. The final query has a local query option of :option:`+qr` which
+each lookup. The final query has a local query option of :option:`+noqr` which
 means that :program:`dig` does not print the initial query when it looks up the
 NS records for ``isc.org``.
 
diff --git a/doc/man/dig.1in b/doc/man/dig.1in
index 0b0b87c1bb..272a58f2e4 100644
--- a/doc/man/dig.1in
+++ b/doc/man/dig.1in
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ shows how \fBdig\fP can be used from the command line to make three
 lookups: an ANY query for \fBwww.isc.org\fP, a reverse lookup of 127.0.0.1,
 and a query for the NS records of \fBisc.org\fP\&. A global query option of
 \fI\%+qr\fP is applied, so that \fBdig\fP shows the initial query it made for
-each lookup. The final query has a local query option of \fI\%+qr\fP which
+each lookup. The final query has a local query option of \fI\%+noqr\fP which
 means that \fBdig\fP does not print the initial query when it looks up the
 NS records for \fBisc.org\fP\&.
 .SH RETURN CODES