diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2
index d2a52d34c..7658b32ce 100644
--- a/man2/prctl.2
+++ b/man2/prctl.2
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ otherwise, this value is preserved across
 The parent-death signal setting is also cleared upon changes to
 any of the following thread credentials:
 .\" FIXME capability changes can also trigger this; see
-.\" kernel/cred.c::commit_creds inthe Linux 5.6 source.
+.\" kernel/cred.c::commit_creds in the Linux 5.6 source.
 effective user ID, effective group ID, filesystem user ID,
 or filesystem group ID.
 .\" prctl PR_GET_PDEATHSIG