diff --git a/man2/sigaction.2 b/man2/sigaction.2
index f53c48556..92a9228b2 100644
--- a/man2/sigaction.2
+++ b/man2/sigaction.2
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ In kernels up to and including 2.6.13, specifying
 .B SA_NODEFER
 in
 .I sa_flags
-preventing not only the delivered signal from being masked during
+prevents not only the delivered signal from being masked during
 execution of the handler, but also the signals specified in
 .IR sa_mask .
 This bug was fixed in kernel 2.6.14.