diff --git a/man7/environ.7 b/man7/environ.7
index 5208f0630..220a7c0b6 100644
--- a/man7/environ.7
+++ b/man7/environ.7
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ The name of the logged-in user (used by some System-V derived programs).
 Set at login time, see section NOTES below.
 .TP
 .B HOME
-A user's login directory, set a login time.
+A user's login directory.
 Set at login time, see section NOTES below.
 .TP
 .B LANG