diff --git a/man2/rename.2 b/man2/rename.2
index a5dbd55ba..92d38bf1f 100644
--- a/man2/rename.2
+++ b/man2/rename.2
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ The rename fails because
 is a directory that is in use by some process (perhaps as
 current working directory, or as root directory, or because
 it was open for reading) or is in use by the system
-(for example as mount point), while the system considers
+(for example as a mount point), while the system considers
 this an error.
 (Note that there is no requirement to return
 .B EBUSY