diff --git a/man2/ptrace.2 b/man2/ptrace.2
index 4dc53030c..1dd41466f 100644
--- a/man2/ptrace.2
+++ b/man2/ptrace.2
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ When performing an operation that requires a
 check, the calling process must either have the
 .B CAP_SYS_PTRACE
 capability in the user namespace of the target process or
-it have a predefined relationship with the target process.
+it must have a predefined relationship with the target process.
 By default,
 the predefined relationship is that the target process
 must be a child of the caller.