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diff --git a/ares/ares_init.3 b/ares/ares_init.3
index 360d63914..596e48596 100644
--- a/ares/ares_init.3
+++ b/ares/ares_init.3
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ ares_init, ares_init_options \- Initialize a resolver channel
.nf
.B #include <ares.h>
.PP
-.B int ares_init(ares_channel *\fIchannel\fP)
-.B int ares_init_options(ares_channel *\fIchannel\fP,
+.B int ares_init(ares_channel *\fIchannelptr\fP)
+.B int ares_init_options(ares_channel *\fIchannelptr\fP,
.B struct ares_options *\fIoptions\fP, int \fIoptmask\fP)
.PP
.B cc file.c -lcares
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ares_init, ares_init_options \- Initialize a resolver channel
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBares_init\fP function initializes a communications channel for name
service lookups. If it returns successfully, \fBares_init\fP will set the
-variable pointed to by \fIchannel\fP to a handle used to identify the name
+variable pointed to by \fIchannelptr\fP to a handle used to identify the name
service channel. The caller should invoke
.BR ares_destroy (3)
on the handle when the channel is no longer needed.