diff --git a/man4/random.4 b/man4/random.4
index 0390f542d..bf9a8ce90 100644
--- a/man4/random.4
+++ b/man4/random.4
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ When read, the
 device returns random bytes using a pseudorandom
 number generator seeded from the entropy pool.
 Reads from this device do not block (i.e., the CPU is not yielded),
-but can incur an appreciable delay when requesting a large amounts of data.
+but can incur an appreciable delay when requesting large amounts of data.
 
 When read during early boot time,
 .IR /dev/random