diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1 b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1
index 26a52fc612bb..2ab6a2cae92a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ Thus it should be a complete URL to the remote package file(s).
 .Pp
 The environment variable
 .Ev PKGDIR
-Specifies an alternative location to save downloaded packages to when
+specifies an alternative location to save downloaded packages to when
 .Fl K
 option is used.
 .Sh FILES