diff --git a/man3/bindresvport.3 b/man3/bindresvport.3
index 168028687..7d90e2f65 100644
--- a/man3/bindresvport.3
+++ b/man3/bindresvport.3
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Since glibc 2.17,
 .\" commit f6da27e53695ad1cc0e2a9490358decbbfdff5e5
 the
 .BR bindresvport ()
-function uses a lock to protect static variable, so it is thread-safe.
+function uses a lock to protect the static variable, so it is thread-safe.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 Not in POSIX.1-2001.
 Present on the BSDs, Solaris, and many other systems.