diff --git a/share/man/man4/twe.4 b/share/man/man4/twe.4
index 390e9bc8dae..e3eff608f6d 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/twe.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/twe.4
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Fetching the list of attached units failed; initialisation has failed.
 .It twe%d: device_add_child failed
 .It twe%d: bus_generic_attach returned %d
 .Pp
-Creation of the disk devices failed, either due to communications
+Creation of the disk devices failed, either due to communication
 problems with the adapter or due to resource shortage;
 attachment of one or more units may have been aborted.
 .El