diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c
index 1c3c3d0001ce..0994d966fdfe 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ int    b_typeset(int argc,char *argv[],Shbltin_t *context)
 	}
 	if((flag&NV_REF) && (flag&~(NV_REF|NV_IDENT|NV_ASSIGN|NV_SCOPES)))
 	{
-		errormsg(SH_DICT,2,e_optincompat2,"-n","other options except -c, -D and -g");
+		errormsg(SH_DICT,2,e_optincompat2,"-n","other options except -P, -D and -g");
 		error_info.errors++;
 	}
 	if((flag&NV_TYPE) && (flag&~(NV_TYPE|NV_VARNAME|NV_ASSIGN)))
@@ -522,12 +522,12 @@ int    b_typeset(int argc,char *argv[],Shbltin_t *context)
 	}
 	if((flag&NV_SCOPES) && sh.mktype)
 	{
-		errormsg(SH_DICT,ERROR_exit(2),"type members cannot use the scoping flags -c, -D and -g");
+		errormsg(SH_DICT,ERROR_exit(2),"type members cannot use the scoping flags -P, -D and -g");
 		UNREACHABLE();
 	}
 	if(scoping_flags > 1)
 	{
-		errormsg(SH_DICT,ERROR_exit(2),"the scoping flags -c, -D and -g cannot be combined");
+		errormsg(SH_DICT,ERROR_exit(2),"the scoping flags -P, -D and -g cannot be combined");
 		UNREACHABLE();
 	}
 	if(troot==sh.var_tree && !sh.mktype && sh.infunction && !(flag&(NV_SCOPES)))
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/builtins.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/builtins.c
index 6029ac86b51a..7f40810b23da 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/builtins.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/builtins.c
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ const char sh_opttypeset[] =
 "[p?Causes the output to be in a format that can be used as input to the "
 	"shell to recreate the attributes for variables. If this flag "
 	"is used by \btypeset\b in a POSIX function without also passing "
-	"\b-D\b or \b-c\b, the local scope is ignored and \btypeset\b will "
+	"\b-D\b or \b-P\b, the local scope is ignored and \btypeset\b will "
 	"only use the global scope.]"
 "[r?Enables readonly. Once enabled it cannot be disabled. See "
 	"\breadonly\b(1).]"
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1 b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1
index 74781d7aaa12..8bc97bed9ed3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1
@@ -8485,7 +8485,7 @@ for infinite loops.
 The same as
 .BR whence\ \-v .
 .TP
-\(dg\(dd \f3typeset\fP \*(OK \f3\(+-ACDHSbcfglmnprstux\^\fP \*(CK \*(OK \f3\(+-EFLRXZi\*(OK\f2n\^\fP\*(CK \*(CK   \*(OK \f3\+-M  \*(OK \f2mapname\fP \*(CK \*(CK \*(OK \f3\-T  \*(OK \f2tname\fP=(\f2assign_list\fP) \*(CK \*(CK \*(OK \f3\-h \f2str\fP \*(CK \*(OK \f3\-a\fP \*(OK \f2\*(OKtype\*(CK\fP \*(CK \*(CK \*(OK \f2vname\^\fP\*(OK\f3=\fP\f2value\^\fP \*(CK \^ \*(CK .\|.\|.
+\(dg\(dd \f3typeset\fP \*(OK \f3\(+-ACDHPSbfglmnprstux\^\fP \*(CK \*(OK \f3\(+-EFLRXZi\*(OK\f2n\^\fP\*(CK \*(CK   \*(OK \f3\+-M  \*(OK \f2mapname\fP \*(CK \*(CK \*(OK \f3\-T  \*(OK \f2tname\fP=(\f2assign_list\fP) \*(CK \*(CK \*(OK \f3\-h \f2str\fP \*(CK \*(OK \f3\-a\fP \*(OK \f2\*(OKtype\*(CK\fP \*(CK \*(CK \*(OK \f2vname\^\fP\*(OK\f3=\fP\f2value\^\fP \*(CK \^ \*(CK .\|.\|.
 Sets attributes and values for shell variables and functions.
 When invoked inside a function defined with the
 .B function
@@ -8735,7 +8735,7 @@ above) or in a name space (see
 .I Name Spaces\^
 above).
 .TP
-.B \-c
+.B \-P
 Forces variables to be created or modified using static local
 scoping, even when
 .B typeset