diff --git a/usr.bin/env/env.1 b/usr.bin/env/env.1
index 19026ced5d46..cc5864e091ab 100644
--- a/usr.bin/env/env.1
+++ b/usr.bin/env/env.1
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The
 .Nm
 utility uses the
 .Ev PATH
-environment variable is used to locate the requested
+environment variable to locate the requested
 .Ar utility
 if the name contains no
 .Ql /