diff --git a/lib/libbe/libbe.3 b/lib/libbe/libbe.3
index de2c29c6526..0ba5d484bdf 100644
--- a/lib/libbe/libbe.3
+++ b/lib/libbe/libbe.3
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 interfaces with libzfs to provide a set of functions for various operations
-regarding ZFS boot environments including "deep" boot environments in which
-a boot environments has child datasets.
+regarding ZFS boot environments, including "deep" boot environments in which
+a boot environment has child datasets.
 .Pp
 A context structure is passed to each function, allowing for a small amount
 of state to be retained, such as errors from previous operations.