diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-req.pod b/doc/man1/openssl-req.pod
index 02635b56ea..7453d5e7e9 100644
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-req.pod
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-req.pod
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ string is required by the SM2 signature algorithm for signing and verification.
 
 =item B<-sm2-hex-id>
 
-Specify a binary ID string to use when signing or verifying using an SM2
-certificate. The argument for this option is string of hexadecimal digits.
+Specify a binary ID string to use when verifying an SM2 certificate request. The
+argument for this option is string of hexadecimal digits.
 
 =back