diff --git a/man3/addseverity.3 b/man3/addseverity.3
index 5e8cc0675..205ce8632 100644
--- a/man3/addseverity.3
+++ b/man3/addseverity.3
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ which can be addressed by the
 argument of the
 .BR fmtmsg (3)
 function.
-By default that latter function only knows how to
+By default, that function knows only how to
 print messages for severity 0-4 (with strings (none), HALT,
 ERROR, WARNING, INFO).
 This call attaches the given string