diff --git a/man2/migrate_pages.2 b/man2/migrate_pages.2
index 47615bf58..9c7416e6b 100644
--- a/man2/migrate_pages.2
+++ b/man2/migrate_pages.2
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ privilege.
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
 On success
 .BR migrate_pages ()
-returns the number of pages that cold not be moved
+returns the number of pages that could not be moved
 (i.e., a return of zero means that all pages were successfully moved).
 On error, it returns \-1, and sets
 .I errno