diff --git a/man2/chmod.2 b/man2/chmod.2
index dafb2ad55..017aab9d6 100644
--- a/man2/chmod.2
+++ b/man2/chmod.2
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The
 .BR chmod ()
 and
 .BR fchmod ()
-system calls change a files mode bits.
+system calls change a file's mode bits.
 (The file mode consists of the file permission bits plus the set-user-ID,
 set-group-ID, and sticky bits.)
 These system calls differ only in how the file is specified: