diff --git a/man2/adjtimex.2 b/man2/adjtimex.2
index 04f18ae0d..324de05b2 100644
--- a/man2/adjtimex.2
+++ b/man2/adjtimex.2
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ This is the case for both input values (in the case of
 .IR freq )
 and output values.
 
-The leap-second processing triggered vy
+The leap-second processing triggered by
 .B STA_INS
 and
 .B STA_DEL