diff --git a/man4/lp.4 b/man4/lp.4
index ae304aa1b..a3c422428 100644
--- a/man4/lp.4
+++ b/man4/lp.4
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Sets the amount of time that the driver sleeps before rechecking the printer
 when the printer's buffer appears to be filled to
 .IR arg .
 If you have a fast printer, decrease this number;
-if you have a slow printer then increase it.
+if you have a slow printer, then increase it.
 This is in hundredths of a second, the default 2
 being 0.02 seconds.
 It only influences the polling driver.