diff --git a/lib/libipx/ipx.3 b/lib/libipx/ipx.3
index e72ad6b0e05..e349f6c5f3e 100644
--- a/lib/libipx/ipx.3
+++ b/lib/libipx/ipx.3
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ as hexadecimal if there is a leading
 a trailing
 .Ql H
 (as in Mesa), or there are any super-decimal digits present.
-It is interpreted as octal is there is a leading
+It is interpreted as octal if there is a leading
 .Ql 0
 and there are no super-octal digits.
 Otherwise, it is converted as a decimal number.