diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/getdirentries.2 b/lib/libc/sys/getdirentries.2
index 658be9459af..4185fb84f0f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/getdirentries.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/getdirentries.2
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ the end of the directory has been reached.
 .Pp
 If the
 .Fa basep
-pointer value is non-NULL ,
+pointer value is non-NULL,
 the
 .Fn getdirentries
 system call writes the position of the block read into the location pointed to by