diff --git a/man2/sigaction.2 b/man2/sigaction.2
index 62c158e18..1966b6d16 100644
--- a/man2/sigaction.2
+++ b/man2/sigaction.2
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ field is not intended for application use.
 (POSIX does not specify a
 .I sa_restorer
 field.)
-Some further details of purpose of this field can be found in
+Some further details of the purpose of this field can be found in
 .BR sigreturn (2).
 .PP
 .I sa_handler