diff --git a/man2/mmap.2 b/man2/mmap.2
index 163b8cd61..6b19209c1 100644
--- a/man2/mmap.2
+++ b/man2/mmap.2
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Don't interpret
 .I addr
 as a hint: place the mapping at exactly that address.
 .I addr
-must be suitably aligned: for most architectures a multiple of page
+must be suitably aligned: for most architectures a multiple of the page
 size is sufficient; however, some architectures may impose additional
 restrictions.
 If the memory region specified by