diff --git a/etc/rc.firewall b/etc/rc.firewall
index db20c2d3ade6..abbff31ce60c 100644
--- a/etc/rc.firewall
+++ b/etc/rc.firewall
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ esac
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 # If you just configured ipfw in the kernel as a tool to solve network
 # problems or you just want to disallow some particular kinds of traffic
-# they you will want to change the default policy to open.  You can also
+# then you will want to change the default policy to open.  You can also
 # do this as your only action by setting the firewall_type to ``open''.
 #
 # ${fwcmd} add 65000 pass all from any to any