diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1 b/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1
index 88030abe41..691fb88061 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Issue StartTLS (Transport Layer Security) extended operation. If you use
 The contents of \fIfile\fP (or standard input if no \-f flag is given on
 the command line) must conform to the format defined in
 .BR ldif (5)
-(LDIF as defined RFC 2849).
+(LDIF as defined in RFC 2849).
 .SH EXAMPLES
 Assuming that the file
 .B /tmp/entrymods