diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index 0b7aca2828..a31c2ac26b 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ Note that environment variables must have a value set to be detected. For exampl
     *Default:* `15`.
 
   * `HOMEBREW_FORBIDDEN_LICENSES`:
-    Use this environment variable to define a blacklist of space separated licenses and Homebrew will avoid installing the packages with those licenses.
+    Use this environment variable to define a denylist of space separated licenses and Homebrew will avoid installing the packages with those licenses.
 
   * `HOMEBREW_FORCE_BREWED_CURL`:
     If set, always use a Homebrew-installed `curl`(1) rather than the system version. Automatically set if the system version of `curl` is too old.
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index ca41e7ba4b..54a7c18341 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ Output this many lines of output on formula \fBsystem\fR failures\.
 .
 .TP
 \fBHOMEBREW_FORBIDDEN_LICENSES\fR
-Use this environment variable to define a blacklist of space separated licenses and Homebrew will avoid installing the packages with those licenses\.
+Use this environment variable to define a denylist of space separated licenses and Homebrew will avoid installing the packages with those licenses\.
 .
 .TP
 \fBHOMEBREW_FORCE_BREWED_CURL\fR