diff --git a/man2/intro.2 b/man2/intro.2
index 5d8eb0c9a..ae0cec8e0 100644
--- a/man2/intro.2
+++ b/man2/intro.2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ instead, most system calls have corresponding C library
 wrapper functions which perform the steps required
 (e.g., trapping to kernel mode) in order to invoke
 the system call.
-Thus, making a system looks the same as invoking a normal
+Thus, making a system call looks the same as invoking a normal
 library function.
 
 For a list of the Linux system calls, see