diff --git a/usr.bin/limits/limits.1 b/usr.bin/limits/limits.1
index 99136a4d36b2..8e9071c1caaf 100644
--- a/usr.bin/limits/limits.1
+++ b/usr.bin/limits/limits.1
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ login capabilities database.
 .It Nm Fl e Op Ar limitflags
 This usage determines values of resource settings according to
 .Ar limitflags ,
-but does not set them itself.
+but does not set them.
 Like the previous usage, it outputs these values to standard
 output, except that it will emit them in
 .Ic eval
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ options.
 Select
 .Dq "eval mode"
 formatting for output.
-This is valid only on display mode and cannot be used when running a
+This is valid only in display mode and cannot be used when running a
 command.
 The exact syntax used for output depends upon the type of shell from
 which