diff --git a/man7/sched.7 b/man7/sched.7
index c2ff00bbe..798cb87ef 100644
--- a/man7/sched.7
+++ b/man7/sched.7
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ The dynamic priority is based on the nice value (set by
 .BR setpriority (2),
 or
 .BR sched_setattr (2))
-and increased for each time quantum the thread is ready to run,
+and is increased for each time quantum the thread is ready to run,
 but denied to run by the scheduler.
 This ensures fair progress among all \fBSCHED_OTHER\fP threads.
 .\"