diff --git a/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
index 1bf8110447f3..9bde8cf77bbc 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
@@ -256,17 +256,17 @@ as configured in
 .Pq Vt bool
 Set to
 .Dq Li YES
-To create backup of EFI System Partion (ESP).
+to create backup of EFI System Partion (ESP).
 .It Va daily_backup_gpart_enable
 .Pq Vt bool
 Set to
 .Dq Li YES
-To create backups of partition tables, and bootcode partition contents.
+to create backups of partition tables, and bootcode partition contents.
 .It Va daily_backup_gpart_verbose
 .Pq Vt bool
 Set to
 .Dq Li YES
-To be verbose if existing backups for kern.geom.conftxt or the partition tables differ
+to be verbose if existing backups for kern.geom.conftxt or the partition tables differ
 from the new backups.
 .It Va daily_backup_passwd_enable
 .Pq Vt bool