diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/getutxent.3 b/lib/libc/gen/getutxent.3
index 5098afede4c6..7436142cdeb7 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/getutxent.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/getutxent.3
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ entries and no entry with the same value for
 .Fa ut_id
 has been found.
 The standard always requires a new entry to be allocated, which could
-cause an unbounded growth to the database.
+cause an unbounded growth of the database.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn getutxuser