diff --git a/man7/cgroups.7 b/man7/cgroups.7
index e688aa823..8395802a3 100644
--- a/man7/cgroups.7
+++ b/man7/cgroups.7
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ file contains the list of controllers which were active in its parent, A.
 This is the list of controllers which are available to this cgroup.
 No controllers are active until they are enabled through the
 .IR cgroup.subtree_control
-file, by writing the name of the space-separate list of controllers,
+file, by writing the list of space-delimited names of the controllers,
 each preceded by '+' (to enable) or '\-' (to disable).
 If the
 .I freezer