diff --git a/man7/cpuset.7 b/man7/cpuset.7
index c5cbf1d22..6669816cb 100644
--- a/man7/cpuset.7
+++ b/man7/cpuset.7
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ on that system.
 By default, if the cpuset configuration
 on a system is not modified or if the cpuset filesystem
 is not even mounted, then the cpuset mechanism,
-though present, has no affect on the system's behavior.
+though present, has no effect on the system's behavior.
 .PP
 A cpuset defines a list of CPUs and memory nodes.
 .PP