diff --git a/source/reference/program/mongos.txt b/source/reference/program/mongos.txt
index 6ecaf38aa6a..7411e6b82f2 100644
--- a/source/reference/program/mongos.txt
+++ b/source/reference/program/mongos.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Options
    :setting:`maxConns`, ensure the value is slightly higher than the
    size of the connection pool or the total number of connections to
    prevent erroneous connection spikes from propagating to the members
-   of a :term:`shard` cluster.
+   of a :term:`sharded cluster`.
 
    .. include:: /includes/note-max-conns-max.rst