diff --git a/man2/getcpu.2 b/man2/getcpu.2
index dcec3419e..84e35e88b 100644
--- a/man2/getcpu.2
+++ b/man2/getcpu.2
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ was added in kernel 2.6.19 for x86_64 and i386.
 .BR getcpu ()
 is Linux-specific.
 .SH NOTES
-Linux makes a best effort to make this call as fast possible.
+Linux makes a best effort to make this call as fast as possible.
 The intention of
 .BR getcpu ()
 is to allow programs to make optimizations with per-CPU data