diff --git a/man7/unix.7 b/man7/unix.7
index e98f83b99..79f93899c 100644
--- a/man7/unix.7
+++ b/man7/unix.7
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ at any time and will be finally removed from the filesystem when the last
 reference to it is closed.
 .PP
 To pass file descriptors or credentials over a
-.BR SOCK_STREAM ,
-you need
+.BR SOCK_STREAM
+socket, you must
 to send or receive at least one byte of nonancillary data in the same
 .BR sendmsg (2)
 or