diff --git a/man2/epoll_wait.2 b/man2/epoll_wait.2
index 132e429af..d3b3160a6 100644
--- a/man2/epoll_wait.2
+++ b/man2/epoll_wait.2
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ In kernels before 2.6.37, a
 value larger than approximately
 .I LONG_MAX / HZ
 milliseconds is treated as \-1 (i.e., infinity).
-Thus, for example, on a system where the
+Thus, for example, on a system where
 .I sizeof(long)
 is 4 and the kernel
 .I HZ