diff --git a/lib/libelf/elf.3 b/lib/libelf/elf.3
index 4852cd5e8534..d852de16a45a 100644
--- a/lib/libelf/elf.3
+++ b/lib/libelf/elf.3
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Lb libelf
-library provides functions that allow an application to read and
-manipulate ELF object files, and to read
+provides functions that allow an application to read and manipulate
+ELF object files, and to read
 .Xr ar 1
 archives.
 The library allows the manipulation of ELF objects in a byte ordering