diff --git a/contrib/blacklist/bin/blacklistd.conf.5 b/contrib/blacklist/bin/blacklistd.conf.5
index 3b85fb889e3..533a16d0543 100644
--- a/contrib/blacklist/bin/blacklistd.conf.5
+++ b/contrib/blacklist/bin/blacklistd.conf.5
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
-files contains configuration entries for
+file contains configuration entries for
 .Xr blacklistd 8
 in a fashion similar to
 .Xr inetd.conf 5 .