diff --git a/doc/arm/reference.rst b/doc/arm/reference.rst
index 26a75c4e68..8038d5b45b 100644
--- a/doc/arm/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/reference.rst
@@ -3610,27 +3610,29 @@ Tuning
    milliseconds to prefer IPv6 name servers. The default is ``50``
    milliseconds.
 
-``tcp-recv-buffer``;  ``udp-recv-buffer``
+``tcp-receive-buffer``; ``udp-receive-buffer``
    These options control the operating system's receive buffer sizes
-   (``SO_RCVBUF``) for TCP and UDP sockets respectively.  Buffering at
+   (``SO_RCVBUF``) for TCP and UDP sockets, respectively. Buffering at
    the operating system level can prevent packet drops during brief load
-   spikes, but if the value is set too high, it could clog a running server
-   with outstanding queries that have already timed out. The default is
-   ``0``, which means the operating system's default value should be used.
-   The minimum configurable value is ``4096``; any nonzero value lower than
-   that will be silently raised. The maximum value is determined by the
-   kernel, and values exceeding the maximum will be silently reduced.
+   spikes, but if the buffer size is set too high, a running server
+   could get clogged with outstanding queries that have already timed
+   out. The default is ``0``, which means the operating system's default
+   value should be used. The minimum configurable value is ``4096``; any
+   nonzero value lower than that is silently raised. The maximum value
+   is determined by the kernel, and values exceeding the maximum are
+   silently reduced.
 
 ``tcp-send-buffer``; ``udp-send-buffer``
    These options control the operating system's send buffer sizes
-   (``SO_SNDBUF``) for TCP and UDP sockets respectively.  Buffering at the
-   operating system level can prevent packet drops during brief load
-   spikes, but if the value is set too high, it could clog a running server
-   with outstanding queries that have already timed out. The default is
-   ``0``, which means the operating system's default value should be used.
-   The minimum configurable value is ``4096``; any nonzero value lower than
-   that will be silently raised. The maximum value is determined by the
-   kernel, and values exceeding the maximum will be silently reduced.
+   (``SO_SNDBUF``) for TCP and UDP sockets, respectively. Buffering at
+   the operating system level can prevent packet drops during brief load
+   spikes, but if the buffer size is set too high, a running server
+   could get clogged with outstanding queries that have already timed
+   out. The default is ``0``, which means the operating system's default
+   value should be used. The minimum configurable value is ``4096``; any
+   nonzero value lower than that is silently raised. The maximum value
+   is determined by the kernel, and values exceeding the maximum are
+   silently reduced.
 
 .. _builtin: