diff --git a/usr.sbin/fdwrite/fdwrite.1 b/usr.sbin/fdwrite/fdwrite.1
index 9867f5e89c65..3e8cf3552172 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/fdwrite/fdwrite.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/fdwrite/fdwrite.1
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .\" this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return.   Poul-Henning Kamp
 .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 .\"
-.\" $Id: fdwrite.1,v 1.7 1998/03/23 08:23:01 charnier Exp $
+.\" $Id: fdwrite.1,v 1.8 1998/06/21 04:33:36 mph Exp $
 .\"
 .\"
 .Dd September 16, 1993
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The device will then be opened, and queried for its parameters,
 then each track will be formatted, written with data from the
 .Ar inputfile ,
 read back and compared.
-When the floppy disk if filled, the process is repeated, with the next disk.
+When the floppy disk is filled, the process is repeated, with the next disk.
 This continues until the program is interrupted or EOF is encountered on the
 .Ar inputfile .