diff --git a/man2/seccomp.2 b/man2/seccomp.2
index 04ae1515c..8b869a9f5 100644
--- a/man2/seccomp.2
+++ b/man2/seccomp.2
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ struct seccomp_data {
 .fi
 .in
 
-Because the numbers of system calls vary between architectures and
+Because numbering of system calls varies between architectures and
 some architectures (e.g., x86-64) allow user-space code to use
 the calling conventions of multiple architectures, it is usually
 necessary to verify the value of the