diff --git a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1
index 3c6e2aaa447..8f5ee312acd 100644
--- a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1
+++ b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ automatically switches into
 .Dq yppasswd
 mode.
 If the specified
-user does not exist in either the local password database of the
+user does not exist in either the local password database or the
 NIS password maps,
 .Nm
 returns an error.