diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
index 0c757cca6..2c3b6eafe 100644
--- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
+++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ The values read are as follows:
 .TP
 .I nr
 The number of events in this file descriptor.
-Only available if
+Available only if
 .B PERF_FORMAT_GROUP
 was specified.
 .TP