diff --git a/sbin/mount_null/mount_null.8 b/sbin/mount_null/mount_null.8
index 6c8106fd1cfa..b044bd2c2426 100644
--- a/sbin/mount_null/mount_null.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_null/mount_null.8
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ man page for possible options and their meanings.
 .El
 .Pp
 The null layer has two purposes.
-First, it serves as a demonstration of layering by proving a layer
+First, it serves as a demonstration of layering by providing a layer
 which does nothing.
 (It actually does everything the loopback file system does,
 which is slightly more than nothing.)
diff --git a/sbin/mount_nullfs/mount_nullfs.8 b/sbin/mount_nullfs/mount_nullfs.8
index 6c8106fd1cfa..b044bd2c2426 100644
--- a/sbin/mount_nullfs/mount_nullfs.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_nullfs/mount_nullfs.8
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ man page for possible options and their meanings.
 .El
 .Pp
 The null layer has two purposes.
-First, it serves as a demonstration of layering by proving a layer
+First, it serves as a demonstration of layering by providing a layer
 which does nothing.
 (It actually does everything the loopback file system does,
 which is slightly more than nothing.)