diff --git a/man3/scanf.3 b/man3/scanf.3
index 2dbcb78df..628c4ce46 100644
--- a/man3/scanf.3
+++ b/man3/scanf.3
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ and
 If
 .I format
 contains \(aq%\(aq
-specifications then these correspond in order with successive
+specifications, then these correspond in order with successive
 .I pointer
 arguments.
 In the