diff --git a/man2/process_madvise.2 b/man2/process_madvise.2
index 595904114..dc654ed04 100644
--- a/man2/process_madvise.2
+++ b/man2/process_madvise.2
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ The
 and
 .I iovec
 arguments are checked before applying any hints.
-If the
+If
 .I vlen
 is too big, or
 .I iovec