diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5
index 8a79f672e75..22c0cd392e8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ provided in
 .It Ic pool
 For type s addresses, this command mobilizes a persistent
 client mode association with a number of remote servers.
-In this mode the local clock can synchronized to the
+In this mode the local clock can be synchronized to the
 remote server, but the remote server can never be synchronized to
 the local clock.
 .It Ic server