diff --git a/zdump/zgetdump.8 b/zdump/zgetdump.8
index 825b9183..7729e8e1 100644
--- a/zdump/zgetdump.8
+++ b/zdump/zgetdump.8
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Use the specified target dump format FMT when writing or mounting the dump.
 The following target dump formats are supported:
 
 .BR "- elf:"
-Executable and Linking Format core dump (default)
+Executable and Linkable Format core dump (default)
 
 .BR "- s390:"
 s390 dump
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ change the target format. The following dump formats are supported for
 target and source dump:
 .TP
 .BR "elf"
-Executable and Linking Format core dump. This dump format is also used for
+Executable and Linkable Format core dump. This dump format is also used for
 Linux user space core dumps.
 .TP
 .BR "s390"