diff --git a/man2/sigwaitinfo.2 b/man2/sigwaitinfo.2
index 5cd88c557..00bc50485 100644
--- a/man2/sigwaitinfo.2
+++ b/man2/sigwaitinfo.2
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ set to indicate the error.
 .B EAGAIN
 No signal in
 .I set
-was became pending within the
+became pending within the
 .I timeout
 period specified to
 .BR sigtimedwait ().