diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/tsearch.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/tsearch.3
index f178c208ae3..493eff25ded 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/tsearch.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/tsearch.3
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ The
 .Fa posix_tnode
 type is not part of
 .St -p1003.1-2008 ,
-but it is expected to be standardized by future versions of the standard.
+but is expected to be standardized by future versions of the standard.
 It is defined as
 .Fa void
 for source-level compatibility.
 Using
 .Fa posix_tnode
-makes it easier to distinguish between nodes and keys.
+makes distinguishing between nodes and keys easier.