diff --git a/man2/fanotify_mark.2 b/man2/fanotify_mark.2
index 1e997372e..2f2550c72 100644
--- a/man2/fanotify_mark.2
+++ b/man2/fanotify_mark.2
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ has the value
 .BR AT_FDCWD ,
 then the filesystem object to be marked is determined by interpreting
 .I pathname
-relative the current working directory.
+relative to the current working directory.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 On success,
 .BR fanotify_mark ()