diff --git a/share/man/man9/style.9 b/share/man/man9/style.9
index 422e5a7d6d44..ac5e87b735b6 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/style.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/style.9
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 This file specifies the preferred style for kernel source files in the
 .Fx
 source tree.
-It is also a guide for preferred userland code style.
+It is also a guide for the preferred userland code style.
 Many of the style rules are implicit in the examples.
 Be careful to check the examples before assuming that
 .Xr style 9