diff --git a/bin/ls/ls.1 b/bin/ls/ls.1
index 35ca25d610d..8f4a5d5945c 100644
--- a/bin/ls/ls.1
+++ b/bin/ls/ls.1
@@ -542,4 +542,4 @@ function is expected to be a superset of the
 specification.
 .Sh BUGS
 To maintain backward compatibility, the relationships between the many
-options is quite complex.
+options are quite complex.