diff --git a/doc/nethack.6 b/doc/nethack.6
index 10d681f8f..aac02424c 100644
--- a/doc/nethack.6
+++ b/doc/nethack.6
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ is already used for the
 role.
 .PP
 .B \-@
-tells nethack to choose any omitted characteristics (profession/role, race,
+tells NetHack to choose any omitted characteristics (profession/role, race,
 gender, alignment) randomly without prompting.
 Otherwise, leaving out any of these characteristics will result in you
 being prompted during game startup for the information.
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ changing the character name to \(lqwizard\(rq, if the player is allowed.
 Otherwise it will switch to
 .BR \-X .
 Control of who is allowed to use debug mode is done via the
-.RI "\(lq" WIZARDS= "\(rq line in nethack's " sysconf " file."
+.RI "\(lq" WIZARDS= "\(rq line in NetHack's " sysconf " file."
 .PP
 The
 .BR \-d " or " \-\-directory