diff --git a/man7/inotify.7 b/man7/inotify.7
index 787150ee6..8de143a4f 100644
--- a/man7/inotify.7
+++ b/man7/inotify.7
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ triggered the inotify event.
 
 Note that the event queue can overflow.
 In this case, events are lost.
-Robust applications should handle the possibility
+Robust applications should handle the possibility of
 lost events gracefully.
 
 The inotify API identifies affected files by filename.