diff --git a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1
index 2ae566e6eadb..89a0342559b5 100644
--- a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1
+++ b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"	@(#)passwd.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
+.\"	$Id$
 .\"
 .Dd June 6, 1993
 .Dt PASSWD 1
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ When NIS is enabled, the
 flag can be used to force
 .Nm passwd
 into ``local only'' mode. This flag can be used to change the entry
-for a local user when an NIS user exists when the same login name.
+for a local user when an NIS user exists with the same login name.
 For example, you will sometimes find entries for system ``placeholder''
 users such as
 .Pa bin