diff --git a/man2/getrlimit.2 b/man2/getrlimit.2
index 33969cbff..3d8aa3819 100644
--- a/man2/getrlimit.2
+++ b/man2/getrlimit.2
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ are Linux-specific.
 .SH NOTES
 A child process created via
 .BR fork (2)
-inherits its parents resource limits.
+inherits its parent's resource limits.
 Resource limits are preserved across
 .BR execve (2).
 .SH BUGS