diff --git a/doc/man7/provider-signature.pod b/doc/man7/provider-signature.pod
index fa38be1b16..5a373c4c6e 100644
--- a/doc/man7/provider-signature.pod
+++ b/doc/man7/provider-signature.pod
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ respectively.
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
 OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx() and OSSL_FUNC_signature_dupctx() should return the newly created
-provider side signature, or NULL on failure.
+provider side signature context, or NULL on failure.
 
 OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_ctx_params(), OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_ctx_params(),
 OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_md_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_md_ctx_params(),