diff --git a/man4/random.4 b/man4/random.4
index cb4d88937..0390f542d 100644
--- a/man4/random.4
+++ b/man4/random.4
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ a time where the cryptographic primitives used in the implementation
 of \fI/dev/urandom\fP were not widely trusted.
 It will return random bytes only within the estimated number of
 bits of fresh noise in the entropy pool, blocking if necessary.
-\fI/dev/random\fP is suitable for applications that need very
+\fI/dev/random\fP is suitable for applications that need
 high quality randomness, and can afford indeterminate delays.
 
 When the entropy pool is empty, reads from \fI/dev/random\fP will block