diff --git a/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Reduce.3in b/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Reduce.3in
index e2333856ff..20b8091070 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Reduce.3in
+++ b/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Reduce.3in
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ MPI_MINLOC is defined similarly:
 
 where
 
-    w = max(u, v)
+    w = min(u, v)
 
 and
 
diff --git a/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Reduce_local.3in b/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Reduce_local.3in
index 028b314dd0..54811201f6 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Reduce_local.3in
+++ b/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Reduce_local.3in
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ MPI_MINLOC is defined similarly:
 
 where
 
-    w = max(u, v)
+    w = min(u, v)
 
 and