diff --git a/man7/unix.7 b/man7/unix.7
index c1ad3425e..0e40885c2 100644
--- a/man7/unix.7
+++ b/man7/unix.7
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ and its real group ID, effective group ID, or saved set-group-ID
 .IP
 To receive a
 .I struct ucred
-message the
+message, the
 .B SO_PASSCRED
 option must be enabled on the socket.
 .SS Ioctls