diff --git a/man7/mdoc.samples.7 b/man7/mdoc.samples.7
index 1fb038555..6d1887481 100644
--- a/man7/mdoc.samples.7
+++ b/man7/mdoc.samples.7
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ package for
 Its predecessor, the
 .Xr \-man 7
 package,
-addressed page layout leaving the
+addressed page layout, leaving the
 manipulation of fonts and other
 typesetting details to the individual author.
 In