diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a0e2378..da02a24 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ one of the allow rules for that forwarding rule, that connection is immediately
 rejected, regardless of any other rules. </p>
 
 <p> Deny rules which appear before the first forwarding rule are applied
-globally: if the address of a new connection satisfies any of the global allow
+globally: if the address of a new connection satisfies any of the global deny
 rules, that connection is immediately rejected, regardless of any other rules.
 </p>
 
diff --git a/rinetd.8 b/rinetd.8
index 921f28b..fec4799 100644
--- a/rinetd.8
+++ b/rinetd.8
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ rejected, regardless of any other rules.
 .Pp
 Deny rules which appear before the first forwarding rule are
 applied globally: if the address of a new connection satisfies
-any of the global allow rules, that connection
+any of the global deny rules, that connection
 is immediately rejected, regardless of any other rules.
 .Pp
 Deny rules which appear after a specific forwarding rule apply