diff --git a/man7/inotify.7 b/man7/inotify.7
index af4de6c83..60bde571b 100644
--- a/man7/inotify.7
+++ b/man7/inotify.7
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ The
 returns the number of bytes available to read from an
 inotify file descriptor.
 .SS Limitations and caveats
-The inotify applications identifies events via watch descriptors.
+The inotify API identifies events via watch descriptors.
 It is the application's responsibility to cache a mapping
 (if one is needed) between watch descriptors and pathnames.
 Be aware that directory renamings may affect multiple cached pathnames.