diff --git a/man2/access.2 b/man2/access.2
index 04560f9bf..463e12087 100644
--- a/man2/access.2
+++ b/man2/access.2
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ flag if it was used to
 the underlying filesystem.
 Since kernel 2.6.20, the
 .B MS_NOEXEC
-is honored
+flag is honored.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR chmod (2),
 .BR chown (2),