diff --git a/lib/libc/posix1e/mac_text.3 b/lib/libc/posix1e/mac_text.3
index f33d8c3d368d..7349f63e8550 100644
--- a/lib/libc/posix1e/mac_text.3
+++ b/lib/libc/posix1e/mac_text.3
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ for the MAC label format.
 .Rv -std mac_from_text mac_to_text
 .Sh COMPATIBILITY
 POSIX.1e does not define
-a text format for text representations
+a format for text representations
 of MAC labels.
 .Sh ERRORS
 .Bl -tag -width Er