diff --git a/lib/libutil/kinfo_getfile.3 b/lib/libutil/kinfo_getfile.3
index ca8c55c3242b..1e0bab70150b 100644
--- a/lib/libutil/kinfo_getfile.3
+++ b/lib/libutil/kinfo_getfile.3
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ field contains the process identifier.
 This should be the a process that you have privilege to access.
 The
 .Ar cntp
-field is allows the caller to know how many records are returned.
+field allows the caller to know how many records are returned.
 .Pp
 This function is a wrapper around
 .Xr sysctl 3